Spring 2024 Asian Studies: Religion UN3974 section 001

HINDU GODDESSES

Call Number 00280
Day & Time
Location
T 4:10pm-6:00pm
318 Milbank Hall (Barnard)
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required Instructor
Instructor Rachel McDermott
Type SEMINAR
Course Description

Prerequisites: One course in Indian culture or religion or permission of the instructor. Study of a variety of Hundu goddesses, focusing on representative figures from all parts of India and on their iconography, associated powers, and regional rituals. Materials are drawn from textual, historical, and field studies, and discussion includes several of the methodological controversies involving interpretation of goddess worship in India.

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Department Asian and Middle East @Barnard
Enrollment 8 students (20 max) as of 9:06PM Thursday, December 12, 2024
Subject Asian Studies: Religion
Number UN3974
Section 001
Division Barnard College
Section key 20241ASRL3974V001