Universität Wien

142077 PS Sensous Religion - Religions of South Asia and the five senses (2020S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 36 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 04.03. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 11.03. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 18.03. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 25.03. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 01.04. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 22.04. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 29.04. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 06.05. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 13.05. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 20.05. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 27.05. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 03.06. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 10.06. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 17.06. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Wednesday 24.06. 13:45 - 15:15 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course explores South Asian religions through the body, the senses, and aesthetics. Drawing on Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions, and concentrating on embodied practices such meditation, chanting, eating, sex, asceticism, ritual, possession, and performance, we will examine experiences of the sacred in India, past and present. How has sensory culture--the sound of mantras, the smell of incense, the touch of a guru's embrace--shaped lives, practices, and doctrines? What place does the gratification (or denial) of the senses have in South Asian traditions? Drawing on premodern texts as various as law codes, erotic handbooks, and medical treatises; and integrating a range of new media from ethnographic films to graphic novels, we will plunge into to the rich sense-worlds of religions in South Asia.

Assessment and permitted materials

Weekly assignments (Mini-Essays) and active participation. A written exam will conclude the seminar.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular and active participation in each Seminar session. In the case of absence without good reason (illness or similar) points will be deducted. There is no written paper at the end of the course, but a small examination.

Examination topics

Reading material and themes from the weekly discussion. A bibliography and reading material will be provided via Moodle.

Reading list

The literature and other materials for the course will be available via Moodle.

Association in the course directory

BA5

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