140483 PS Concepts of the Human Being in Early Ayurveda (2012S)
Birth, Identity and Liberation
Continuous assessment of course work
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max. 36 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Thursday
08.03.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
Thursday
15.03.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
Thursday
22.03.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
Thursday
29.03.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
Thursday
19.04.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
Thursday
26.04.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
Thursday
03.05.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
Thursday
10.05.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
Thursday
24.05.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
Thursday
31.05.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
Thursday
14.06.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
Thursday
21.06.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
Thursday
28.06.
10:00 - 11:30
Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
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Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
o To gain a general orientation to the history and evolution of Classical Indian Medicine (ayurveda)
o To reflect upon the different narratives of the human body used in pre-modern India.
o To learn about the ayurvedic concepts of conception, pregnancy, birth, heredity, the nature of the body and soul, and the path to liberation.
o To reflect upon the different narratives of the human body used in pre-modern India.
o To learn about the ayurvedic concepts of conception, pregnancy, birth, heredity, the nature of the body and soul, and the path to liberation.
Examination topics
Siehe Kommentiertes Vorlesungsverzeichnis unter stb.univie.ac.atThe course will be taught in English. Readings in Sanskrit will be translated in class, but non-Sanskritists will be welcome and will be included in the discussion of the translation and interpretation of the works.The Moodle system will be used to provide teaching materials and lecture summaries.
Reading list
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Caraka includes many philosophical passages. One whole section of the
encyclopedia, ``The Embodied Person,'' (Skt. Śārīrasthāna) is
devoted to a discussion of the nature of the embodied human being,
including such topics as the nature of mind, the processes of speech
and action, a refutation of evolution, the formation of an embryo, the
descent of the soul into the body, the reason for pregnant cravings,
and the working of heredity. This section also discusses the different
types of human personality, and describes the nature of yoga and the
path to spiritual liberation.In this course, I shall begin by introducing you to the history and
formation of early ayurvedic medical thought and literature. We shall
then read selected passages from the ``Embodied Person'' section of the
encyclopedia, and discuss their meaning and their relationship to other
branches of Indian philosophy.The main language of the course is English. Some passages will be read
in Sanskrit. Those who do not know Sanskrit can still participate in
the discussion of the translation and the meaning of the texts.