4. Languages and Literatures of South Asia

a. Required Modules

M1: Aspects of Language and Literature in the History of South Asia

M2: Ancient Indian Forms of Language/Literary Genres

• 140173 UE God and Dragon Slayer - Poetry and Grammar of Rigvedic Indra Hymns

M3: Middle Indian resp. Hybrid/Classical Forms of Language/Literary Genres

M4: Modern Forms of Language/Literary Genres

• 140119 UE [ en ] Political Autobiographies in Hindi and Nepali A
• 140126 UE [ en ] Political Autobiographies in Hindi and Nepali B

M5: Philology and Hermeneutics of Ancient Indian Texts

• 140174 SE Manu and the Fish - An Old Indian Version of the Deluge Story and its Consequences

M6: Philology and Hermeneutics of Middle Indian resp. Hybrid/Classical Texts

• 140175 SE The Female Threat from a Jaina Perspective - The Stanzas of Suyagadanga I 4,2

M7: Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts and Traditions

b. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium on the Languages and Literatures of South Asia

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination