Course Description

Issues in one or more religions of South or East Asia, focusing on textual, historical, and/or interpretive problems.

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Athena Title

SEM IN ASIAN REL

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Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

(1) To illumine the hermeneutic issues involved in under-standing reli-gion across cultures. (2) To introduce key elements of one or more of the religious traditions of Asia. (3) To reach a solid understanding of those key elements, within the proper interpretive context.

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Topical Outline

Course Outline: Varies accoring to topic. Sample Outline (from 1998) as follows: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. The Bhagavad-Gita 3. The Vimala-kirti-nirdesa-sutra 4. The Chung-yung 5. The Chuang-tzu 6. Seven Taoist Masters

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