Hinduism: Sources and Formations: Session one (MT19)

Location: Faculty of Theology & Religion, Gibson Lecture Room
Speaker: Dr Rembert Lutjeharms
Date: October 18, 2019
Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pm

These lectures offer a thematic and historical introduction to the sources and development of Hindu traditions from their early formation to the medieval period. We will explore the formation of Hindu traditions through textual sources, such as the Vedas, Upaniṣads and Bhagavad Gītā, along with the practices and social institutions that formed classical Hindu traditions. The lectures will include an introduction to Hindu philosophy.