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Academic Year 2002/2003

Himalayan Buddhism
RELI 479 FA

This course considers the changing face of Buddhism across the Himalayas, from the far western regions of Ladakh and Zangskar in Indian Kashmir, to the eastern parts of Nepal and Bhutan. It will explore how Buddhism is lived and experienced in practice and ritual, as opposed to how it is imagined in textual or doctrinal terms. Critical topics to be addressed in the study of Himalayan Buddhism include shamanism, monasticism, merit making, feminism, tourism, and social change.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS RELI    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: RELI242

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Gutschow,Kim I.   

Times: ...W... 07:00PM-09:50PM;     Location: BTFDA413

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 18)

SR. major: 5   Jr. major: 5

SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major: 4   SO: 4   FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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