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Course code: CTRD07
Swedish title: Brahmaner, imamer och heliga mödrar: religiös mångfald i dagens Indien
Credits: 7.5

Teaching – spring semester of 2020

The Dean decides

The Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology will temporarily transfer to distance teaching and examination by using the online platform Canvas or the tool Zoom. Exceptions are possible with consideration to e.g. group sizes. The change will occur starting March 18 2020 and will persist until the recommendations relating to the corona epidemic change.

Study period: spring semester 2020
Type of studies: part time, 25 %, distance course
Study period: 2020-01-20 – 2020-06-07
Language of instruction: Swedish
Application code: LU-77731

Description

I den här kursen erbjuds du en introduktion till det religiösa klimatet i dagens Indien. Den sydasiatiska kontinenten är hem till uråldriga religiösa traditioner. Hinduer, buddhister, kristna, muslimer, sikher och en uppsjö andra religiösa traditioner har levt här sida vid sida i århundraden. I den här kursen studerar vi religionens roll i framväxten av den Sydasiatiska kontinenten, med fokus på Indien.

Områdets religiösa pluralism beskrivs, och närstudier erbjuds av utvalda delar av subkontinentens religionshistoriska processer. I ljuset av postkolonial teori belyser kursen Indiens sociopolitiska och kulturella situation i samtiden. Kursen ger stort utrymme i undervisningen åt Indiens minoritetsreligioner, såsom sikhism, buddhism, zoroastrism, jainism och kristendom, och beskriver deras framväxt samt relation och samverkan med majoritetsreligionerna hinduism och islam.

Ett stort fokus i kursen ägnas åt kvinnans olika roller i det religiösa Indien, det feminina som symbol, kvinnan som aktör och religionens roll i dagens växande kvinnokampsrörelse.

Studieresa till Indien

Kursen är helt nätbaserad, men du erbjuds också en exklusiv möjlighet att delta i en tio dagar lång studieresa till Indien. Detta moment är helt frivilligt. Institutionen står för logi, mat och resor inom Indien, resten bekostar du på egen hand. Anmälan till resan är bindande. Deltagarantalet på studieresan är begränsat. Vid urval prioriteras de studenter som anmält sig till resan först. Mer information ges vid kursstart.

De första dagarna spenderas i huvudstaden New Delhi och vi genomför studiebesök hos de religiösa minoriteter som diskuteras i kursen. Från Delhi reser vi till Agra och besöker viktiga muslimska helgedomar. Resan går sedan vidare till den heliga staden Varanasi. Staden är belägen vid floden Ganges dit hinduer vallfärdat sedan urminnes tider för att avsluta sina liv och kremeras vid den heliga floden. Än idag brinner eldarna på denna vördade plats.

Note!

This course is not open as a freestanding course next semester. It can be open for application within a programme or for students in an exchange programme. Please ask your academic advisor for information.

How to apply

Lund University uses a national application system run by University Admissions in Sweden. It is only possible to apply during the application periods: October–January for autumn semester and June–August for spring semester.

Extended application deadline

Sometimes the application deadline is extended for a specific programme or course. In these cases you will find the message "open for late application" by the programme/course information on universityadmissions.se. You apply with the usual application steps. As long as this message is showing, it is possible to apply, but late applications are processed in order of date, so it is still important to apply as soon as possible. Please note that if the programme/course does not have an extended deadline, it is not possible to apply late.

First or Second Admission Round?

All international students are encouraged to apply to the First admission round. This round takes place many months before the start of a semester and gives students the time they need to pay their tuition fees, apply for and receive their residence permit (if required), find housing, etc.

The Second admission round is an alternative for students from EU/EEA countries as they do not need a residence permit. Non-EU/EEA students will most likely not have enough time to obtain their permit before the start of the semester. However, even EU/EEA students are advised to apply during the First admission round, as some programmes can be applied for only in the January round. Also, this provides applicants with an admission decision much earlier, which is helpful in making decisions about their studies.

Tuition Fees

Non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of a country outside of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland are required to pay tuition fees. You pay one instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each semester.

EU/EEA citizens and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

Application fee

If you are required to pay tuition fees, you are generally also required to pay an application fee of SEK 900 (approximately EUR 100) when you apply at universityadmissions.se. You pay one application fee regardless of how many programmes or courses you apply to.

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