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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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1. Information about the course, student obligations and completion method; 2. Basic definitions: the term "Hindu" and "Hinduism", the term dharma, definition of the term Hinduism 3. Origins of Indian religion 4. Vedic period 5. Vedic period II., 6. Brahmanism 7. Early urban period, Upanishads, Buddhism, Džinism 8. Heterodoxy of the early urban period 9. Urban period ("golden age"), New theism, devotionalism 10. Postclassical period 11. The advent of Islam + Sikhism; 12. Hinduism today - Hinduism and politics, the Indian independence movement, the emergence of India and secularism, Indian National Congress versus BJP, Hindu nationalism (RSS), Hinduttva
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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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Written exam
During the semester, the student completes ongoing assignments assigned in MOODle. At the same time, he/she studies the required literature. The course ends with a final test on the lecture material and the required literature.
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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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