Dr. Vishwa P. Adluri
Dr. Vishwa Adluri, a Core Doctoral Faculty at HUA, holds three PhDs in Philosophy, Indology and Sanskrit. He leads HUA’s Text and Traditions area of study as well as the Graduate Certificate Program on Mahabharata.
$1,500.00
This course is part of the following programs:
Admission into a qualifying Program of Study.
There are no prerequisite courses.
The ability to read complex texts and follow sustained arguments is required.
This course provides students with an overview of the different theoretical approaches that have been used to conceptualize something called “religion.” We will be interested in particular in the origins and legitimacy of this category, its expansion through comparative religion or the history of religion, and the contemporary methodological debates that articulate a field of discourse called “religious studies.” Our basic textbook will be Daniel Pals, ed., Introducing Religion: Readings from the Classic Theorists (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009). Other readings (from Durkheim, Weber, Eliade, and Freud) will be introduced as needed.
The class will meet for three hours each week. The course is structured as a series of lectures. Students will be asked to complete brief assignments (typically between 3–5 questions) to test their comprehension of the materials presented in class. There will be final exam.
$1,500.00
On the program page, there are multiple payment plan options to choose from.
