COML006 - Hindu Mythology

Activity
REC
Section number integer
404
Title (text only)
Hindu Mythology
Term
2020A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
404
Section ID
COML006404
Course number integer
6
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
F 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting location
PCPE 100
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Deven Patel
Description
Premodern India produced some of the world's greatest myths and stories: tales of gods, goddesses, heroes, princesses, kings and lovers that continue to capture the imaginations of millions of readers and hearers. In this course, we will look closely at some of these stories especially as found in Purana-s, great compendia composed in Sanskrit, including the chief stories of the central gods of Hinduism: Visnu, Siva, and the Goddess. We will also consider the relationship between these texts and the earlier myths of the Vedas and the Indian Epics, the diversity of the narrative and mythic materials within and across different texts, and the re-imagining of these stories in the modern world.
Course number only
006
Cross listings
SAST006404, RELS066404
Use local description
No