RELGST 0780 - QUANTUM KARMA: SCIENCE IN HINDU AND BUDDHIST TRADITINS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description We have likely all encountered arguments in which sweeping claims are made about the relationship between religion and science. These claims often generalize on the basis of a limited knowledge of a few locally visible religious traditions. This course offers students an opportunity to explore the way science has interacted with some of the traditions often neglected by these debates. In particular, we will explore how the close relationship between European imperialism and scientific institutions created new parameters for conversations about Hindu and Buddhist traditions. This led intellectuals in these traditions to develop systems of thought that integrate scientific and religious ideas. These ideas played an important role in processes of decolonization, the development of religious nationalism, and the transnational spread of Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: DSAS Cross-Cult. Awareness General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req.

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