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• RELG 237 Yoga: Religion, History, Practice 6 credits

  This class will immerse students in the study of yoga from its first textual representations to its current practice around the world. Transnationally, yoga has been unyoked from religion. But the Sanskrit root yuj means to “add,” “join,” or “unite”—and in Indian philosophy and practice it was: a method of devotion; a way to “yoke” the body/mind; a means to unite with Ultimate Reality; a form of concentration and meditation. We will concentrate on texts dating back thousands of years, from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras to the Bhagavad Gita—and popular texts of today. Come prepared to wear loose clothing.

  • Offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2022, Spring 2024
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: Humanistic Inquiry Writing Requirement
  • Tags: RELG Theme Thght & Phil RELG Lived Relg & Culture Asian Studies Humanities Asian Studies South Asia SAST Supprtng Humanities RELG Hindu Traditions RELG Buddhist Traditions

  • RELG  237.00 Spring 2017

  • Faculty:Kristin Bloomer 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • T, THWeitz Center 230 10:10am-11:55am

  • RELG  237.00 Spring 2018

  • Faculty:Kristin Bloomer 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • T, THLeighton 236 1:15pm-3:00pm

  • RELG  237.00 Spring 2022

  • Faculty:Kristin Bloomer 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • T, THCowling DANC 1:15pm-3:00pm

  • RELG  237.00 Spring 2024

  • Faculty:Kristin Bloomer 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • T, THWeitz Center 136 1:15pm-3:00pm

• SOAN 257 India Program: Culture and Politics in India 6 credits

  India is a region of immense diversity where more than one billion people live. We will explore social structures in India–through a focus on key areas of everyday life such as family, religion, economy, systems of stratification and social movements. Close attention will be given to religious nationalism, globalization and militarism as dominant trends affecting contemporary India. We will consider: How has India been represented in the Western imagination and why do such representations matter? What are the forces of modernity and tradition in India? What are the similarities and differences in systems of stratification in India and the United States?

  • Offered: Winter 2019, Fall 2020, Winter 2023
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: International Studies Social Inquiry
  • Tags: Posi Area Studies 2 Asian Studies South Asia GWSS Additional Credits SAST Social Inquiry GWSS Elective

  • SOAN  257.07 Winter 2019

  • Faculty:Meera Sehgal 🏫 👤
  • Size:25

  • SOAN  257.00 Fall 2020

  • Faculty:Meera Sehgal 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • T, THLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:20am-12:05pm

  • SOAN  257.07 Winter 2023

  • Faculty:Meera Sehgal 🏫 👤
  • Size:25

  • Requires participation in OCS India Program