4. Languages and Literatures of South Asia

a. Required Modules

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

• 140131 VO Words for "Woman" in Old Indian Literature. - Semantics, etymologies and contexts, and their cultural implications
• 140155 VO [ en ] Introduction to Classical Indian Medicine

M2: Ancient Indian Forms of Language/Literary Genres

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

• 140130 UE Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka
• 140134 UE The Pali Language and its Grammatical Structures in the light of the Jatakatthavannana
• 140371 UE Readings in the Vaisesikasutra with Candrananda's Commentary II
• 140372 UE Reading and literary backdrop of a Sanskrit play

M4: Modern Forms of Language/Literary Genres

• 140103 UE [ en ] Nepalim V: The Nepali Novel and Lainsimh Bandel's Langadako sathi
• 140108 UE Hindi V: Rahul Sankrityayana's Travel Accounts

M5: Philology and Hermeneutics of Ancient Indian Texts

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

M7: Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts and Traditions

• 140322 SE Journalism in India around 1900

b. Master-Module

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

• 140126 KO Colloquium on religion and philosophy as mirrored in Sanskrit literature for advanced MA students

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination