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The Hindu Temple

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Course Level-Format: undergraduate
Instructor: Tim Lubin
Institution: Washington and Lee University

Course Term: Spring
Course Year: 2001

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A 2001 course by Timothy Lubin at Washington and Lee University is an “exploration of temples in Hinduism, their forms and place in the lives of Hindus” with a focus on iconography, worship, and role in culture, religious education, and politics.

Hinduism and Buddhism

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Course Level-Format: graduate
Instructor: Terry Muck
Institution: Asbury Seminary

Course Term: Fall
Course Year: 2011

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A 2011 course by Terry Muck at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary surveys “the origin, history, and basic tenets of Hinduism and Buddhism. Students also study the way these religions are practiced today, and the impact each is having on the world.”

The Hindu Vision

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Course Level-Format: undergraduate
Instructor: Joseph Molleur
Institution: Cornell College

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A course by Joseph Molleur at Cornell College surveys “the central components of the Hindu worldview, by a careful reading of some of the traditions classic texts. This will include a study of such things as creation myths, the vedic gods and goddesses, karma, reincarnation, ways of liberation, the relation of the individual Self to the universal Self, divine descent, dharma, caste, and the place and role of women.”

Hinduism

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Instructor: Roy Plathottathi
Institution: DeSales University

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Course Year: 2012

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A 2012 course by Roy Plathottathil at DeSales University “explores broadly the most important aspects of Hindu religion, culture and society.”

Hinduism

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Instructor: James W. Yoxall
Institution: Mary Baldwin College

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Course Year: 2014

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A 2014 course by James Yoxall at Mary Baldwin College provides “an introductory study of Hinduism philosophy, with a focus on basic teachings, mythology and the role and relevance of sacred texts.”

Hinduism

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Instructor: Ann Grodzins Gold
Institution: Syracuse University

Course Term: Fall
Course Year: 2013

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A 2013 course by Ann Grodzins Gold at Syracuse University “introduces Hindu traditions and practices.”

Hinduism

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Course Level-Format: introductory  |   undergraduate
Instructor: Jack Hawley
Institution: Columbia University

Course Term: Spring
Course Year: 2013

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A 2013 course by Jack Hawley at Columbia University provides an overview of the basic concepts, practices, and places of Hinduism.

Hindu Myth, Image, and Pilgrimage

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Instructor: Diane L. Eck
Institution: Harvard University

Course Term: Fall
Course Year: 1999

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A 1999 course by Diana Eck at Harvard University explores “the gods and myths of Hindu India, the images through which the gods are envisioned and embodied, and the temples and pilgrimage places where they are worshipped.”

Bhakti Texts of North India: The Sursagar

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Instructor: Jack Hawley
Institution: Columbia University

Course Term: Fall
Course Year: 2013

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A 2013 course by Jack Hawley at Columbia University on selections of the poetry attributed to Surdas and the “genesis and development of the Sur tradition.”

Journey and Illumination: Jewish and Hindu Mystical Expressions

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Course Level-Format: undergraduate
Instructor: Mirian Dean-Otting
Institution: Kenyon College

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A course by Miriam Dean-Otting at Kenyon College “offers a comparative approach to the study of mysticism with a focus on Hinduism and Judaism.”