Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2018
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ASIA 316 001 (CRN: 25082)
BUDDHISM IN BRITISH COLONIES
Long Title: RELIGION AND MODERNITY: BUDDHISM IN BRITISH COLONIAL SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Department: Asian Studies
Instructor: Barua, Mitra
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR (8-JAN-2018 - 20-APR-2018)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 2
Enrollment data as of: 24-APR-2024 6:38PM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Final Exam Time:
27-APR-2018
2:00PM - 5:00PM F
Description: Concentrating on Buddhism in colonial India, Burma/Myanmar and Ceylon/Sri Lanka, this course examines the dynamic interactions between religion and modernity. It lays out the pressures of modernity and the ways in which Buddhism responded to them. Three broader themes of the course are the East-West contact, the modern-premodern negotiation and the local-global evolution.