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Religious Studies
Description: This course provides an in-depth examination of Hindu literature, from the early Vedic Period through the great epics the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, the Puranas, Tantras, and the non-sectarian devotional literature by surveying its features according to the categories of comparative religion, and attending to its historical development and internal diversity. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Course Attributes:
Religious Studies
Term : Fall 2026
Catalog Year : 2026-2027
REL 340 - Goddesses, Gods, Warriors, And Yogis In Hindu Literature
Description: This course provides an in-depth examination of Hindu literature, from the early Vedic Period through the great epics the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, the Puranas, Tantras, and the non-sectarian devotional literature by surveying its features according to the categories of comparative religion, and attending to its historical development and internal diversity. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Course Attributes:
- LS: Global Diversity
- GS: Global Diversity
- GS: Arts & Humanities
- GS: Arts & Humanities + Global
- LS: Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry
- LS: Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry + Global