5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2018-2019 !
Language
French
Prerequisites
None, but an elementary knowledge of Sanskrit is useful.
Main themes
Through history and/or social and cultural anthropology, the seminar deals with the peculiarities of classical Indian civilization: geographical and chronological framework; Aryan question; Vedic society (individual, family, castes); Brahmanic tradition; village and city, places of worship; asceticism and monasticism; kingship and state organization; policy and economics; court culture and intellectual life; encounters of India with the West (antiquity / modern times).
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | At the end of this seminar, the student will be capable to understand historically and anthropologically the peculiarities of classical Indian civilization. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Faculty or entity
GLOR
