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Dec 14, 2025
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HUMN 7315 - Religions of Asia
Credits: 3
Since the first encounters of Europeans with India, China, and Southeast Asia, Westerners have been challenged by the philosophies, religions, and worldviews of Asia. Over the centuries, those ideas have often transmuted into new ways of thinking about the meaning of being human and new understandings of the world. This course surveys Hinduism, Buddhism, and Chinese religions. Students are offered the opportunity to understand more fully the worldviews of traditional Asian societies, the ways in which their religions have met the spiritual and social needs of their adherents, and the present growth and relevance of those religions outside Asia. Through lectures and readings, students journey through these worldviews, learn the stories and rituals in which they are expressed, and discover the ways in which they function in individual lives and the societies as a whole. Includes visits to Hindu and Buddhist religious communities in the Dallas area, as well as meetings and discussions with their members and leaders. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: global studies (non-Western); humanities; human rights and social justice.
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