RL 363 - Religion, Politics, and Conflict in South Asia

Min Units: 3
Max Units: 3
Investigation of the interaction of South Asia’s many religious communities, especially Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, and Buddhism, paying particular attention to how religious ideas, practices, and demographics have affected communal relations at various points in the subcontinent’s history. The course will focus on moments of conflict and movements of peace. (U/G) Occasionally