This course approaches Hinduism not merely as a religion within a culture, but as coextensive with a culture of great diversity. There will be examinations of anthropological, textual, narrative, historical, and sociopolitical information concerning gods and goddesses, festivals, rituals, renunciation, the castes system, roles within the family, and various other roles and practices of different Hindu men and women. Non- European/non-Anglophone. Meets GEP social science requirement. Cross-listed REL 264.
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GEP, Elective credit.