Hindu Traditions: Ritual, Knowledge, Devotion


ID : 2810   

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In this course, we will explore Hindu traditions from classical to contemporary times, emphasizing ritual, knowledge, and devotion. We will begin with South Asian roots in the Vedic tradition and key religious foundations. We will examine early and classical Hindu thought through the concept of dharma, then explore major deities through their narratives, practices, and iconography. We will examine the six major schools of Hindu philosophy using primary and secondary sources, consider bhakti (devotion), and conclude with sacred spaces (temples and tirthas) and pilgrimage practices.

Eileen Goddard is a Religious Studies Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Goddard lectures on Indian and Asian religious traditions at both UCSB and the University of Houston. Her research centers on the interrelationship of soteriology and embodiment in the sixteenth-century Gaudiya Vaisnava Krsna tradition. She is a comparative scholar whose research also includes the Patañjala Yoga, Advaita Vedanta,
Srivaisnava, and Pañcaratra traditions, analyzing how emotion, desire, meditation, and ritual variously contribute towards ultimate realization of self and/or divine Other. 

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6 Session(s)
Weekly - Wed

Location
NA - Online

Instructor
TBD Instructor 

 

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Please read:  ONLINE: This course meets online through the Osher Online platform.

Fee: 

$75.00

Registration Closes On
Saturday, June 6, 2026 @ 12:00 AM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
7/15/2026 - 8/19/2026 Weekly - Wed 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM N/A - Online TBD Instructor 

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