Veda
and Vedanta /
Indian Philosophy
Course
Description
An
introduction to the most ancient Indian religious
literature, the Vedas, and its
most recent stratrum:the Vedanta of the Upanishads,
and the philosophical
tradition of Shankara, Ramanuja, Madhva,Vivekananda
and others. Vedanta
philosophy will be introduced in relation to the
other systems of Indian philosophy.
Note:
In
addition to the above, the course covers the
philosophical problem of two
truths in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain philosophy;
Hindu-Christian comparative
theology; tolerance and inclusivism according to
Paul Hacker, Wilhelm Halbfass,
and others; Western appropriations of Tantra and
Vedanta, including the
controversy over Jeffrey Kripal's Kali's
Child; the problem of evil and Indian
thought, and Indian poetics and aesthetic
philosophy.
Previously
Offered:
Autumn
2001
Next
Offered:
Autumn
2003
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and Place
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3394 Topics in South Asian Religions:
Veda
and Vedanta
-T-T--- 10:00 AM -11:30 AM [Eads
216]
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Hinduphilia,
Hinduphobia, and Blasphemy and Defamation
Issues
Rajiv
Malhotra Article: "RISA Lila 1: Wendy's Child
Syndrome"
[on alleged Hindu-bashing by American
academics, especially those in the
American
Academy of
Religion's
"Religion
in South Asia" (RISA)
Section,
most particulary Professor Wendy
Doniger,
and her students, including
Jeffrey
Kripal
and Sarah
Caldwell]
Jeffrey
Kripal's Response to Rajiv Malhotra's Article,
"RISA Lila 1: Wendy's Child Sydrome"
Response
to Jeffrey Kripal's Response to Rajiv Malhotra's
Article
Wendy
Doniger's Faculty Profile (University of
Chicago)
Jeffrey
Kripal's Home Page (Rice University)
Sarah
Caldwell's Faculty Profile (California State
University, Chico)
The
Stranger's Religion: Fascination and Fear
(Hinduphilia and Hinduphobia in American
Culture)
Swami
Tyagananda's Critique of Jeffrey Kripal's
Controversial Book, Kali's
Child
Jeffrey
Kripal's Response to Swami Tyagananda's
Critique
(now offline)
Reflections
on Hindu Studies vis-a-vis Hindu Practice (Swami
Tyagananda)
Public
Feedback on Kali's Child
Sword
of Truth review of Kali's
Child
Sword
of Truth protest letters for Kali's
Child
Defamation/Anti-Defamation:
Who Speaks for Hinduism?
Journals:
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Asian Journals
Philosophy
East and West
B1
P573 Olin Level B
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Journal
of Indian Philosophy
(Online)
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1]
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Gita 3]
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Philosophy 1]
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Religious Texts 2]
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Interpretation 4]
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Dialogue 1]
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Drugs 2]
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[Rasa
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