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

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

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

• 140135 VO History of Relgion of Shaivism (literature and inscriptions)
• 140300 UE [ en ] Hindi in the Press B: 21st Century Hindi Newspapers
• 140396 VO Buddhist Art in the Himalayas

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

• 140177 UE Sanskrit readings in the philosophical-religious traditions of South Asia

M6c: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts

• 140132 UE Introduction to the Linguistics of Scripts in South Asia
• 140312 UE [ en ] Hindi in the Press A: 20th Century Hindi Newspapers

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

• 140162 UE Anubandhacatustaya in Indian Philosophical Literature - What to Communicate at the Beginning of a Philosophical Work?

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

• 140132 UE Introduction to the Linguistics of Scripts in South Asia
• 140135 VO History of Relgion of Shaivism (literature and inscriptions)
• 140312 UE [ en ] Hindi in the Press A: 20th Century Hindi Newspapers

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

• 140151 UE The ritual Tandava-dance on the ancient Indian stage - An attempt of reconstruction on the basis of selected passages from the Natyasastra
• 140299 UE The Therigathas together with their Atthakatha Selected for an Introduction to Pali

M6c: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts

• 140300 UE [ en ] Hindi in the Press B: 21st Century Hindi Newspapers

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

• 140162 UE Anubandhacatustaya in Indian Philosophical Literature - What to Communicate at the Beginning of a Philosophical Work?
• 140396 VO Buddhist Art in the Himalayas

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