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Religious Studies
Term : Spring 2025
Catalog Year : 2024-2025

REL 340 - Hindu Scriptures


Description: This course provides an in-depth examination of Hindu scripture, from the early Vedic Period (~ 1500 BCE) through the great epics, (the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, the Puranas, the 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
Prerequisite: Sophomore Status or higher or International Exchange Student Group