Naga sadhus of the Nirvani Akhara, in procession for their bath on
the Kumbha Mela, 14 April 1998.
Religion 3110 (Hinduism, offered Fall 2012)
will provide an in-depth introduction
to the social, philosophical, and religious phenomenon that western observers
have called Hinduism. The first part of the course will focus on religious
texts, as we explore the roots of the tradition and the flowering of the
devotional movement. The latter part of the course will focus more on modern
Hindu life, in an attempt to give some appreciation of its religious quality,
as well as some of the ways that it has influenced modern Indian life. In the
process I hope that this will provide some opportunity to reflect on the
nature and meaning of religious life, and to consider the ways in which the
faith of these men and women can inform our own lives.
Information on the Course Readings,
Course Overview, Small
Group Discussion Requirements, Term Paper,
and Exams (as well as other course materials) can be found on the course eRacer page.
Please read each of these carefully.
Instructor: James G. Lochtefeld
Office: LH 207, x5913
Office Hours: MWF 8:45-10:30, and by appointment.
Campus E-mail: jlochtefeld@carthage.edu
Home page: personal.carthage.edu/jlochtefeld/
Home telephone: 652-6975 (Please don't call after 10 p.m.)
These pages are in progress.
Page maintained by James G.
Lochtefeld.
Last modified 8 September 2012
