? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LLC-4-AS0065

One of the following topics will be available in any given year: (a) The Upanisads with their Vedic background; (b) The rise of Vaisnavism; (c) Saivism; (d) Worship of the goddess; (e) Epic and Puranic Hinduism; (f) the six systems of Hindu thought; (g) The bhakti movement.

? Pre-requisites : Pass in Indian Religion and Philosophy 2 and Hinduism 3.

Home subject area

Asian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Other subject areas

South Asian Studies, (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

Detailed knowledge of an aspect of Hinduism from a historical perspective presented in a dissertation.

Assessment to be by thesis.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Unknown

Course Organiser

Dr Peter Bisschop
Tel : (0131 6)50 4174
Email : Peter.Bisschop@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/