RELG 055. Interpreting Asian Religions

This course examines the Western reception, experience, and interpretation of Asian religions, and the Asian responses to encounters with the West. We will critique the category of “Asian religion” and discuss the methodological approaches to this category within the study of religion. There are no formal prerequisites and no knowledge of any Asian language is required.
Humanities.
1 credit.
Eligible for ASIA
Catalog chapter: Religion
Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/religion

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