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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2018 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Simona Chaudhry-Ferraro (simona.chaudhry-ferraro@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Based on a multidisciplinary approach, embracing aesthetics, sociological and philosophical aspects, this course shall provide a wide overview to the comparative study of Hinduism as a most complex religious and cultural phenomenon. After preliminary introduction to the historical development of the different Indic religious and philosophical traditions, the course will focus on the main tenets and core ideas of Hinduism while offering a special insight into the sociological and aesthetic dimensions in both theory and practice, from both historical and contemporary perspectives. The most popular Hindu gods and goddesses will be analysed from a mythological, iconographical and ritualistic point of view with the support of visual representations (in art and architecture) and the critical readings of different texts. In addition, the course foresees a special workshop focusing on living Hinduism in Switzerland through fieldwork. The Course structure tends to make students understand the concept of "unity within diversity" which makes most diverse religious and cultural traditions converge in that single stream or term known as Hinduism/Hindu Dharma. |
| Lernziele | The Students will learn basic concepts, theories and Sanskrit terms that recur in most Hindu religious and philosophical traditions, enabling them to understand the textual sources and related academic literature available. The Course would also help to understand the co-relation of Hinduism with Buddhism and Jainism. The students will learn to recognise/identify the different roles and special features characterising the major gods and goddesses, different modes of worship and the significance of myths and symbols associated to their cults. They will acquire a special awareness of diversity of Hinduism in South and Southeast Asia, including an overview of the contemporary Hindu traditions in different Swiss diaspora contexts. |
| Literatur | - Gavin Flood, An Introduction to Hinduism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996 (few chapters) - Some more texts will be provided during the course (including visual representations in art and architecture) |
| Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| HörerInnen willkommen |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul: Antike / monotheistische / aussereuropäische Religionen (Bachelor Studienfach: Religionswissenschaft) Modul: Grundstudium Religionsgeschichte (Bachelor Studienfach: Religionswissenschaft) Modul: Grundstudium Religionswissenschaft und Religionstheorie (Bachelor Studienfach: Religionswissenschaft) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | As part of the assessment, the students divided into three or four different groups will be assigned a fieldwork at one of the 3 or 4 selected Hindu temples in Switzerland. The results of such fieldworks shall be finally presented in the class where the collected data and experiences will be exchanged, discussed and comparatively analysed. Another option shall be an individually written essay on a chosen topic (2 to max. 4 pages) instead of group presentation/ fieldwork. The language of the assessments can be German or English. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Religionswissenschaft |