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Lecturer(s)
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Kotherová Silvie, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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- Introductory lesson: course objective, completion requirements; the basic scheme of the history and spread of Hinduism - The discovery of Hinduism in the West and the construction of Hinduism - the importance of indology and Indian colonial dominion for the "creation" of Hinduism, post-colonial criticism of textualism and the homogenization of culture, the importance of Reform neo-Hinduism to Western Hinduism and modern Hinduism in India - Mohenjodara, Harappa, Aryan coming to India, common Indo-European elements - Cosmology and cosmogony: sciences, puranas - Ascetic movements, Araniakas, Upanishads and the basics of Indian philosophy - Arrangement of life: varnaasramadharma, caste system, ethics - Yoga and tantra - Bhaktic movements, the most prominent deities and their depiction - Hindu temples and architecture - Jainism and Sikhism - Hinduism Today - Hinduism and Politics, India Independence Movement, India Origin and Secularism, Indian National Congress v. BJP, Hindu Nationalism (RSS), Hinduttva - Hinduism today - global gurus, transnational movements
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The course is an introduction to the study of Indian traditions, primarily Hinduism. Students will learn the history of Indian religious traditions - in addition to Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to explain the history of Hinduism, its doctrine and practice, and identify and describe the main Hindu deities (male and female). Students will acquire knowledge of the main Hindu literary relics from the Vedic collections, through upanishads to selected dharmashastras and also the knowledge of Hindu mythology (basic storyline and characters from Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata and Ramayana). Students will know the individual mythologies associated with the most outstanding gods and goddesses. Students will also be able to identify and critically reflect ethnocentrism in Western notions of Hinduism.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Oral exam, Written exam
The course will be completed with an discussion on the relevant course topics.
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Recommended literature
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Knipe, D. (1993). Hinduismus. Praha.
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Lužný, D. (2003). Indická etika. In Dejiny etiky I (starovek a?? za??iatok novoveku). Prešov.
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Lužný, D. (2004). Tolerance Matky Indie. In Anthropos. Bratislava.
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Preinhaelterová, H. (1997). Hinduista od zrození do zrození. Praha.
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Werner, K. (1996). Mal??á encyklopedie hinduismu. Brno.
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Zbavitel, D. (1993). Hinduismus a jeho cesty k dokonalosti. Praha.
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