SUMMER COURSE

Religious Unity and Diversity Within Hinduism and Buddhism in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Place: Kathmandu, Nepal
Dates: July 27th-August 10th, 2014
Host: Aarhus University Summer School

Two of the world's largest religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, have
peacefully coexisted in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal for
centuries. Many of the common religious practices Nepalis perform
either occur at sites shared by both communities or the participants
themselves do not self-identify as exclusively Hindu or Buddhist. Over
the course of two weeks of lectures and visits to key field-sites, we
will explore the historical and contemporary intersections between
Hinduism and Buddhism in the Kathmandu Valley. We will also introduce
relevant theories for the study of religious pluralism and the
research methods traditionally employed in the field drawing on
philology, history, ethnography, sociology, and visual studies.

The course will be relevant to students from Anthropology, Asian Studies,
and the Study of Religion. Students will be required to be present at
lectures and field-trips and write a final exam. The number of ECTS points
for international students will be arranged through the Aarhus Summer
School program. Lectures will be conducted in English. Final exams will be
in English or Danish.

Students will pay for their own travel and accommodations, but we will
arrange for mutual housing during the course period. Students are
encouraged to travel on their own in Nepal or other parts of Asia at the
conclusion of the course.

Faculty:

Jørn Borup, Associate Professor

Marianne Fibiger, Associate Professor

Bjarne Wernicke Olesen, PhD Candidate

Cameron David Warner, Assistant Professor

-For more information, please contact: Cameron David Warner, etncw@hum.au.dk

Enrollment closing date: 28 February 2014

Cameron David Warner
Assistant Professor
Department of Culture and Society
Aarhus Universitet

Bygn. 1465, 224
Jens Christian Skous Vej 5
8000 Århus C
DANMARK

http://pure.au.dk/portal/en/etncw@hum.au.dk
http://nepalonthemove.dk