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Religion and Power - Social anthropology and religious studies
Place: Pondicherry, India
Duration: 10 weeks in India, 8 weeks of self-study
Semester: Spring/autumn
Credits: 30 (European Credit Transfer System)
Examination: In India, plus assignments
Programme fee: 4900 Euro (4250 excl. accomodation)
Includes: room, breakfast, lunch
State loans: Yes, in many European countries
Language of instruction: English
Academic semester program (30 ECTS), composed of two subjects:
1. ANTHROPOLOGY: RELIGION AND POWER (10 ECTS)
The course in social anthropology offers an overview of enduring anthropological fields of interests, such as religion and ritual, political structures and the dynamics of power, kinship, gender, ethnicity, ecology, economy, sociocultural change, and research practices and methodology. The curriculum is composed of a textbook introducing the general anthropological perspectives, which are exemplified by a selection of ethnographic monographs, providing in-depth analyses of human experience under different social and cultural circumstances.
2. RELIGION, SOCIETY AND POWER IN SOUTH ASIA (20 ECTS)
The course provides knowledge of religious diversity and pluralism in the South Asian region, in a contemporary and historical perspective. The interplay between different religious traditions and their reciprocal influence in shaping the region will be a key concern. Emphasis is also put on the numerous, and frequently violent, conflicts that religious diversity has brought about, and particularly on the relationship between religion and politics in the formation of the modern Indian state. The goal is to enable analytical reflection on religious pluralism as a phenomenon.
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