Class 1 Introduction (Monday- August 25, 2008)
Class 2 Karma, Cosmology, & Theodicy (Wednesday- August 27, 2008)
Class 3 Dharma, Social Order, Purity, & Pollution
(Friday- August 29, 2008)
Class 4 The Indo-European Issue (Wednesday- September 3, 2008)
Class 5 Vedic Religion (Friday- September 5, 2008)
Class 6 Jaina Dharma (Monday- September 8, 2008)
Class 7 Buddha: Life & Teachings (Wednesday- September 10, 2008)
Class 8 Buddhism: Karma, Cosmos, Sangha & Mahayana
(Friday- September 12, 2008)
Class 9 Buddhist Philosophy (Monday- September 15, 2008)
Class 10 Hindu response to Buddhism: Purva Mimamsa
(Wednesday- September 17, 2008)
Class 11 Vedanta: Upanisads (Friday- September 19, 2008)
Class 12 Vedanta: Brahma-sutras, Advaita (Monday- September 22, 2008)
Class 13 Vedanta: Brahma-sutras: Ramanuja, Madhva
(Wednesday- September 24, 2008)
Class 14 Ramayana: personalism, avatara (Friday- September 26, 2008)
Class 15 Ramayana: political theory (Monday- September 29, 2008)
Class 16 Mahabharata: cosmic struggle (Wednesday- October 1, 2008)
Class 17 Mahabharata: earthly struggle (Friday- October 3, 2008)
Class 18 Bhagavad Gita within Mahabharata (Monday- October 6, 2008)
Class 19 Bhagavad Gita: chapters 3-6 (Wednesday- October 8, 2008)
Class 20 Bhagavad Gita: chapters 7-10 (Friday- October 10, 2008)
Class 21 Bhagavad Gita: chapters 11-14 (Monday- October 13, 2008)
Class 22 Bhagavad Gita: chapters 15-18 (Wednesday- October 15, 2008)
Class 23 Midterm Review (Friday- October 17, 2008)
Class 24 Dharma & the Individual (Monday- October 20, 2008)
*Classes cancelled on Wednesday (10/22) & Friday (10/24)
Class 25 Vaisesika, Nyaya, & Sankhya (Monday- October 27, 2008)
Class 26 Yoga (Wednesday- October 29, 2008)
Class 27 Hindu Deities & The Puranas (Friday- October 31, 2008)
Class 28 Shaivism, Vaishnavism, & Shaktism (Monday- November 3, 2008)
Class 29 Hindu Worship (Wednesday- November 5, 2008)
Class 30 Tantra (Friday- November 7, 2008)
Class 31 Islam & India: a history (Monday- November 10, 2008)
Class 32 Islam & India (Wednesday- November 12, 2008)
*Class cancelled on Friday (11/12)
Class 33 Sikh History (Monday- November 17, 2008)
Class 34 Medieval Bhakti: Mirabai & Caitanya (Wednesday- November 19, 2008)
Class 35 Bheda-Abheda & Rasa (Friday- November 21, 2008) Part II
Class 36 First European Contacts (Monday- November 24, 2008)
*Classes cancelled on Wednesday (11/26) and Friday (11/28)
Class 37 19th c. Indian Reaction to Europe (Monday- December 1, 2008)
Class 38 20th c. Indian Reaction to Europe (Wednesday- December 3, 2008)
Class 39 Hinduism and the West (Friday- December 5, 2008)
Class 40 Hare Krishna (Monday- December 8, 2008)
Class 41 Hinduism & Ecology (Wednesday- December 10, 2008)
