SCHEDULE OF CLASSES |
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(Dates in italics indicate assignments have not been finalized.) |
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| M 8/20 | Introduction to the class | |||
| CREATION | ||||
| W 8/22 | ||||
| M 8/27 | Qur'an and Vedas | |||
| W 8/29 | Puranas and Pali Canon |
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| THE HUMAN CONDITION | ||||
| LABOR DAY - 9/3 - no class | ||||
| W 9/5 | ||||
| M 9/10 | ||||
| W 9/12 | Adam in the Qur'an and Ibn Kathir's commentary | |||
| M 9/17 | Karma and rebirth in Hindu texts | |||
| W 9/19 | Karma and rebirth in early Buddhist texts | |||
| M 9/24 | The Lotus Sutra | |||
| W 9/26 | Wrap-up and reports of progress on papers - meet in Sarkeys A236. | |||
| SALVATION | ||||
| M 10/1 | ESSAY DUE / The binding of Isaac - meet in Sarkeys A236 again. | |||
| W 10/3 | The binding of Isaac, continued - we have a great new room - ADAMS 101 - today and for the rest of the term. | |||
| M 10/8 | Sacrifice: The Passover, the Law, and the Prophets - in ADAMS 101 again (and forever). | |||
| W 10/10 | ||||
| M 10/15 | ||||
| W 10/17 | Soteriology: Abraham again | |||
| M 10/22 | Abraham's sacrifice: redemption or prophethood? | |||
| W 10/24 | The law of sacrifice | |||
| M 10/29 | Mystical and Shi`ite views of salvation | |||
| W 10/31 | Vedic sacrifice and its interpretations | |||
| M 11/5 | Meditation in the Upanishads | |||
| W 11/7 | Bhakti: the path of devotion | |||
| M 11/12 | The Bhagavad Gita | |||
| W 11/14 | The Bhagavad Gita, continued | |||
| M 11/19 | NO CLASS due to American Academy of Religion meeting | |||
| THANKSGIVING VACATION 11/21-25 | ||||
| M 11/26 | Meditation and nirvana in the Pali Canon | |||
| W 11/28 | The Mahayana | |||
| M 12/3 | Buddhist Sacrifice? | |||
| W 12/5 | FINAL PAPER DUE / Concluding discussion and preparation for exam / Analysis of the class | |||
| W 12/12 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm | FINAL EXAM (in our usual classroom) | |||