Before Islam - Overview

Each module will have an overview page like this, indicating required activities (optional activities will be indicated in the content pages). For more information see About the Course.

Objectives

Main themes/objectives for this module are:

1. Understanding the development of major religious movements in South Asia (Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism) in this period;
2. Examining the link between religion and society, culture, and politics;
3. Learning about the sources available for this period and how that shapes our understanding of the past.

 

Required Activities:

• Textbook Readings:
  • Bose pp. 18-34
  • Nair, 87-91, 115-32.
• Online content: read The Vedic Age & Hinduism, Mauryan Empire & Buddhism, and The Gupta Golden Age, .
• Module 4 Discussion