Languages and Cultures of South Asia

a. Required Modules

M1: Language, Literature, and Religion of the Vedic Cultural Period

M2: Aspects of the History of Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy in South Asia

b. Alternatively Required Modules 3: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics

APM3a: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics in the Field of the Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia I

APM3b: Ancient Indian Language Varieties and Literary Genres

c. Required Modules

M4: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of the non-Brahmanical Traditions of Premedieval South Asia

• 140175 SE Lexicology and Lexicograpy of Early Middle Indic Corpora - with special regard to the Vocabulary of Asoka’s Inscriptions

M5: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of the Classical and Medieval Cultural Periods of South Asia

• 140540 SE World renunciation, asceticism, and monasticism in premodern South Asia II

d. Elective Module Group 6

M6 (PR): Philology, Textual Hermeneutics, and Cultural History for the Focus "Philosophies and Religions of South Asia" - M6a or M6c or M6d

M6a: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics in the Field of the Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia II

• 140155 UE The mythical origin of the Pancaratra tradition - The Ekayanaveda in the Paramesvarasamhita and selected works of the Visistadvaitavedanta
• 140177 UE The Katha Upanishad, an early work of Yoga?

M6c: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts

• 140132 UE [ hi ] Hindi in politics: political speeches of Indian leaders A
• 140312 UE [ hi ] Hindi in politics: political speeches of Indian leaders B

M6d: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of South Asia in their Historical Development

• 140122 VO The Indo-Tibetan architecture of the stupa

M6 (SL): Philology, Textual Hermeneutics, and Cultural History for the Focus "Languages and Literatures of South Asia" - M6b or M6c or M6d

M6b: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics of Middle Indic and Hybrid/Classical Texts

• 140299 UE The "canonization" of early Saiva practices of worship - selected readings on the Sivadharmasastra (ca. 6. cent.)

M6c: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts

M6d: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of South Asia in their Historical Development

e. Required Module

M7: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of Modern South Asia

f. Master-Module

Alternative Required Module 8

M8a: Master's Colloquium on Philosophy and Religion of South Asia

• 140178 KO Colloquium on the Philosophies and Religions of South Asia for Advanced Students

M8b: Master’s Colloquium on Language and Literature of South Asia

Required Module

M9: Master's Thesis in Languages and Cultures of South Asia

M10: Master's Examination