Module: Eastern Religious Traditions

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Eastern Religious Traditions
Module Code	RET1063 (ITS) / RET1063 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Theology, Philosophy & Music
Module Co-ordinator	Jonathan Kearney
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	6	Credit Rating	7.5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

None

Description

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate an ability to problematize the designation “religion” with particular reference to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism
2. Display a broad knowledge of the geographic, historical, and cultural background of South Asia in the formative period of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism
3. Demonstrate specialist knowledge of a number of key texts from the South Asian religious traditions and their roles as sources of religious authority
4. Describe in detail a range of practices, beliefs and cultural complexes of South Asian religious traditions
5. Identify key critical issues in the study of South Asian religious traditions, such as Orientalism

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Directed learning	74	No Description
Assignment Completion	50	No Description
Independent Study	39.5	No Description
Total Workload: 187.5

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Week 01
Introduction to the Module and Key Themes

Week 02
South Asian Contexts: Geographical, Linguistic and Historical

Week 03
Hinduism I

Week 04
Hinduism II

Week 05
Hinduism III

Week 06
Buddhism I

Week 07
Buddhism II

Week 08
Jainism

Week 09
Islam in South Asia

Week 10
Sikhism

Week 11
Christianity in South Asia

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	Short Assignment	25%	n/a
Assignment	Essay	75%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Fred W. Clothey: 2006, Religion in India: A Historical Introduction, 1st, Routledge, London, 9780415940245
Sushil Mittal and Gene Thursby: 2018, Religions of India: An Introduction, 2nd, Routledge, London, 9781138681262
Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh: 2011, Sikhism: An Introduction, 1st, I. B. Tauris, London, 9781848853218
Gavin D. Flood: 2003, The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism, Blackwell, Oxford,
Damien Keown: 2000, Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, Oxford,

Other Resources

None