East Asian Buddhism
This discussion-oriented course introduces students to Buddhism in China, Korea, Japan, and the East Asian diaspora.
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Buddhist Philosophy in India
This course surveys the historical development of Buddhist philosophy in India and how it has shaped the ideas of self, reality, reasoning, knowledge, belief, conduct, and liberation.
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Indigenous Thought
This course will examine several traditions of Indigenous thought, with a focus on the peoples indigenous to the Americas and the Pacific.
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Interpretations of Religion
This course is an invitation to think deeply together about what we might mean by religion through thoughtful encounters with some intriguing and provocative writing about religious stuff, with a view to helping you to find your own voice in this conversation.
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Beat Religion
This seminar asserts that Beat culture and social practice should be understood as an important 20th century transnational US religious movement. In pursuit of this understanding we’ll pair a cultural-historical overview of these Beats with a series of important critical contexts afforded by the study of religion, seeking simultaneously to expand our conception of Beat culture while refining religion’s broader critical possibilities.
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