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Summer 2005
HNDI S-102 Intensive
Intermediate Hindi (31830)
Naseem A. Hines
(8 units: UN, GR, NC) M-Th 9 am-12 noon. Sections M-Th 1-2 pm.
Limited enrollment.
This course covers the equivalent of one
full second year of instruction in modern standard Hindi. It stresses
a balance among reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.
Conventional teaching materials are supplemented by popular songs
and clips from contemporary Indian cinema. Prerequisites: Students
should have knowledge of Hindi equivalent to one full year of
study and be conversant with the Devanagari writing system before
entering this course.
TIBT S-101a Introduction
to Classical Tibetan (31856)
Leonard van der Kuijp
(4 units: UN, GR, NC) M,W 1-3:30 pm. Limited enrollment.
This course, equivalent to one semester
of coursework, will enable students to acquire the basic reading
skills in classical Tibetan.
Students will be introduced
to the Tibetan scripts, basic grammar, and syntax of classical
Tibetan.
RELI
S-1705
Introduction
to Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
(31855)
Leonard
van der Kuijp
(4 units: UN, GR, NC) M,W 3:30-6 pm. Limited enrollment.
An introduction to and exploration of Indo-Tibetan
Buddhism in the context of Tibetan intellectual and political
history, cultural manifestations, doctrines, and thought. Students
read secondary works and examine various primary materials in
translation. The course assumes no background in the study of
Buddhism, Asian history, religion, or languages.
Spring 2005
*Indian Studies 90r. South Asian Language Tutorials
Catalog Number: 0317
Ali S. Asani and assistants Half course (fall term; repeated spring
term). Hours to be arranged.
Individualized study of a South Asian language;
emphasis on written expression, reading comprehension and oral
fluency. Studies. Note: Not open to auditors.
Sections offered Spring 2005:
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First Year Tamil
Richard Frasca
M, W, F, 10-11
1 Bow Street, Room 320
This course will build on material covered
in the first semester of this course. Students will study
complex verb forms and grammar, completing the second half
of the language and grammar lessons of the first year Tamil
textbook. By the end of this course, students will be reading,
writing and speaking Tamil at an intermediate level.
This is the second semester of an introductory course to the
oldest of the Dravidian languages of South India. Tamil has
a rich and well-developed literary tradition that ranges from
ancient classical poetry and medieval devotional compositions
and epics to the present-day where the modern novel, short
story and drama coexist with vibrant traditions of folk poetry
and folk drama.
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Bengali for
Beginners
Sumita Basu
W., 6:30-8:30 pm.
1 Bow Street, Room 320.
Bengali for Beginners is an introductory
course for students who want to learn a very popular South
Asian language and explore its rich literary heritage. This
full year course is intended for students with little or no
prior exposure to the language. Students will learn to speak,
read, and write basic Bengali. Though this is primarily a
language course, excerpts from prominent Bengali writers such
as Tagore, Jibananda Das, and Kaji Nozrul, as well as Satyajit
Ray's films will supplement conventional teaching materials
to give exposure to Bengali culture. |
*Indian Studies 91r. Supervised
Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 0247
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall
term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Supervised reading leading to a long term paper in a topic or
topics not covered by regular courses of instruction.
Note: A graded course. Offered at the discretion of the individual
instructors.
*Indian Studies 98r. Tutorial - Junior Year
Catalog Number: 4757
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring
term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the South Asian Studies option.
*Indian Studies 99. Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 6111
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the South Asian Studies option.
Indian Studies 104. Introduction to History of Science
in India.
Catalog Number: 5721
Sreeramula Sarma (visiting professor, Spring '05)
Robinson Hall, Room 206
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at
10. First class meeting Friday, February 4th.
The course will discuss the early developments
of scientific notions in the realm of mathematics and astronomy
and their Sanskrit sources. Emphasis will be laid on the early
development of exact science, but a few lectures will be devoted
to later developments, and also to other scientific disciplines.
Besides an overview, we will use select passages in English translation,
to show the method(s) of scientific exposition.
note: all readings in english.
*Indian Studies 302. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 1405
Ali S. Asani 7739, Diana L. Eck 4514, Parimal G. Patil 4478,
and Michael Witzel 1602
*South Asian Buddhist Studies 303. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 3517
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp 1556 and Parimal G. Patil 4478
*Sanskrit 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 5497
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring
term). Hours to be arranged. Supervised reading of texts in Sanskrit
not covered by regular courses of instruction.
Note: A graded course. Offered at the discretion of the individual
instructors.
*Sanskrit 98r. Tutorial - Junior
Year
Catalog Number: 3117
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the Sanskrit Language and Literature
option.
*Sanskrit 99. Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 9745
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the Sanskrit Language and Literature
option.
Sanskrit 101b. Elementary Sanskrit
Catalog Number: 6892
Lawrence J. McCrea
1 Bow Street, Room 317
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at
1. EXAM GROUP: 6
Sanskrit 102b. Intermediate Sanskrit II
Catalog Number: 4916
Lawrence J. McCrea
1 Bow Street, Room 317
Half course (spring term). M.,
W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
Sanskrit 200br. Advanced Poetic Sanskrit
Catalog Number: 6510
Sreeramula Sarma (visiting professor, Spring '05)
Half course (spring term). M., F., 4-5; Th.,
4:30-5:30
Vikramarkabhyuadayam: A historical Sanskrit
Campu by Sri Somesvaradeva of Kalyana, ed. Murari Lal Nagar, GOS
150, Baroda 1966. This is a twelfth-century text by the western
Calukyan monarch Somesvara III. It is a biography of his father
Vikramaditya VI. Composed in ornate prose, it is rich in historical
details and references to realia. It initiated a genre of writings
(so-called abhyudaya kavyas) where South Indian princes describe
lives of their royal fathers. While reading this text, comparisons
can be made and parallels drawn with Somevara's more famous work
Manasollasa and also Bilhana's Vikramankadevacarita.
note: all readings in Sanskrit
Sanskrit 203. Sanskrit Scientific Literature
Catalog Number: 7821
Sreeramula Sarma (visiting professor, Spring '05)
Half course (spring term). M., 3-4; W., F.,
5-6.
In this course, we will read Ratnapariksa
by Buddhabhatta, edited and translated into French by Louis Finot
in his "Les Lapidaires Indiens" This is the classical text on gemmology.
Prerequisite: One year of Sanskrit.
Sanskrit 212br. Advanced Literary Sanskrit
Catalog Number: 3526
Parimal G. Patil
T. 11:30-1, 1 Bow Street, Room 330; Th., 4-5:30, Barker 403.
Half course (spring term). EXAM GROUP: 12,
13
*Sanskrit 301. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 2158
Diana L. Eck 4514, Parimal G. Patil 4478, P. Oktor Skjaervo 2869,
and Michael Witzel 1602
*Sanskrit 310. Direction of Doctoral Dissertations
Catalog Number: 4371
Diana L. Eck 4514, Parimal G. Patil 4478, P. Oktor Skjaervo 2869,
and Michael Witzel 1602
Pali 101b.
Introductory Pali
Catalog Number: 7320
Beatrice
Chrystall
Half
course (spring term). M.,
5-6:30, F., 9-10:30
Please contact Beatrice Chrystall if you are interested in taking
Pali.
Pali 103r.
Readings in Pali
Catalog Number: 6985
Beatrice Chrystall
Half course
(spring term). Hours
to be arranged
Urdu 101. Introductory Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 4078
Ali S. Asani, Azhar Abbas, and assistants.
Sever 206.
Full course (indivisible). M. through Th.,
(F.), at 12 or 3. Conversation section: Th, 4. EXAM GROUP: 4, 13
An introduction to the lingua franca of the subcontinent in its
"Hindustani" form. Students are introduced to both the Perso-Arabic
and the Devanagari script systems. Conventional teaching materials
are supplemented by popular songs and clips from contemporary Indian
cinema.
Note: Not open to auditors.
Urdu 102. Intermediate Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 2941
Naseem Akhtar Hines
Sever 204
Full course (indivisible). Th., 3:30-5; F.,
12 or 1. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
Continuation of Urdu 101. Emphasis on written expression and texts
in both Perso-Arabic and Devanagari script systems. Students are
introduced to Urdu/Hindi fables, short stories, and various other
genres of literature, including poetry.
Note: Not open to auditors.
Prerequisite: Urdu 101 or equivalent.
Urdu 103b. Advanced Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 4615
Naseem Akhtar Hines
Sever 208.
Half course (spring term). W., 3-5. EXAM GROUP:
8, 9.
Continuation of Urdu 103a.
Urdu 105r. Topics in Urdu-Hindi Literature
Catalog Number: 5963
Ali Asani and assistants.
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
A course for students with native or near-native proficiency with
readings in a variety of genres from Urdu and/or Hindi literature
based on student interest.
*Urdu 300. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 2131
Ali S. Asani 7739
*Tibetan 91r. Supervised
Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 2288
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and members of the Department.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring
term). Hours to be arranged.
Supervised reading of texts in Tibetan not covered by regular
courses of instruction.
*Tibetan 98r. Tutorial - Junior
Year
Catalog Number: 1895
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and members of the Department.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
*Tibetan 99. Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 5349
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and members of the Department.
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Tibetan 101b. Elementary Classical Tibetan
Catalog Number: 5299
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and assistant (Cameron Warner)
1 Bow Street, Room 320.
Half course (Spring term). T.,
Th., 9-10:30.
Note: This is a prerequisite for Tibetan 102 and 103.
Tibetan 105br. Intermediate Colloquial Tibetan
Catalog Number: 1151
Chashing Bugang
1 Bow Street, Room 320
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Tibetan 217. Reading the Madhyamakalamkara and Indo-Tibetan
Commentaries.
Catalog Number: 7060
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp
1 Bow Street, Room 317
Half course (spring term). Th., 1-4.
EXAM GROUP: 15, 16, 17.
Tibetan 220. Introduction to the Tibetan Buddhist schools:
The Sakya and Kagyu tradition.
Catalog Number: 0367
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp
1 Bow street room 330 (5-7)
Half course (spring term). Th., 4-7.
EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 8.
*Tibetan 300. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 0666
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp 1556
*Tibetan 305. Tibetan and Himalayan Studies - Reading and
Research
Catalog Number: 4377
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp 1556
Thai 101b. Introductory Thai II
Catalog Number: 6557
Saipin Suputtamongkol
Half course (spring term). Hours
to be arranged.
Please
email the instructor if you are interested in taking Thai.
Fall 2004
Thai 101a. Introductory Thai I
Catalog Number: 6557
Saipin Suputtamongkol
Half course (Fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Please email the instructor if you are interested in taking Thai.
*Indian Studies 90r. South Asian Language Tutorials
Catalog Number: 0317
Ali S. Asani and assistants Half course (fall term; repeated spring
term). Hours to be arranged.
Individualized study of a South Asian language;
emphasis on written expression, reading comprehension and oral fluency.
Studies. Note: Not open to auditors.
Sections offered Fall 2004:
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First Year Tamil
Richard Frasca
M, W, F, 10-11
1 Bow Street, Room 320
This is an introductory course to the
oldest of the Dravidian languages of South India. Tamil has
a rich and well-developed literary tradition that ranges from
ancient classical poetry and medieval devotional compositions
and epics to the present-day where the modern novel, short story
and drama coexist with vibrant traditions of folk poetry and
folk drama. Students will be introduced to the Tamil script
and to reading, writing, and speaking the Tamil language and
to basic elements of grammar. Modern teaching materials will
be supplemented by materials from popular culture and the folk
tradition. Students of Sanskrit and Religious Studies are encouraged
to enroll.
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Bengali for Beginners
Sumita Basu
W., 6:30-8:30 pm.
1 Bow Street, Room 320.
Bengali for Beginners is an introductory
course for students who want to learn a very popular South Asian
language and explore its rich literary heritage. This full year
course is intended for students with little or no prior exposure
to the language. Students will learn to speak, read, and write
basic Bengali. Though this is primarily a language course, excerpts
from prominent Bengali writers such as Tagore, Jibananda Das,
and Kaji Nozrul, as well as Satyajit Ray's films will supplement
conventional teaching materials to give exposure to Bengali
culture. |
*Indian Studies 91r. Supervised
Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 0247
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Supervised reading leading to a long term paper in a topic or topics
not covered by regular courses of instruction.
Note: A graded course. Offered at the discretion of the individual
instructors.
*Indian Studies 98r. Tutorial - Junior Year
Catalog Number: 4757
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the South Asian Studies option.
*Indian Studies 99. Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 6111
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the South Asian Studies option.
*Indian Studies 302. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 1405
Ali S. Asani 7739, Diana L. Eck 4514, Parimal G. Patil 4478,
and Michael Witzel 1602
*Sanskrit 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 5497
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Supervised reading of texts in Sanskrit not covered by regular courses
of instruction.
Note: A graded course. Offered at the discretion of the individual
instructors.
*Sanskrit 98r. Tutorial - Junior
Year
Catalog Number: 3117
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the Sanskrit Language and Literature
option.
*Sanskrit 99. Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 9745
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of students writing a thesis in the Sanskrit Language
and Literature track.
Sanskrit 101a. Elementary Sanskrit
Catalog Number: 8140
Lawrence J. McCrea
1 Bow Street, Room 317
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 1. EXAM
GROUP: 6
Sanskrit 102a. Intermediate Sanskrit I
Catalog Number: 4843
Lawrence J. McCrea
1 Bow Street, Room 317
Half course (fall term). M.,
W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
Selected readings in verse and prose, drawn primarily from the Epics
and Classical poetic works.
Sanskrit 200ar. Advanced Poetic Sanskrit
Catalog Number: 3658
Lawrence McCrea
1 Bow Street, Room 330.
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11.
Selected readings from inscriptions and documents.
*Sanskrit 301. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 2158
Diana L. Eck 4514, Parimal G. Patil 4478, P. Oktor Skjaervo 2869,
and Michael Witzel 1602
*Sanskrit 310. Direction of Doctoral Dissertations
Catalog Number: 4371
Diana L. Eck 4514, Parimal G. Patil 4478, P. Oktor Skjaervo 2869,
and Michael Witzel 1602
Pali 101a.
Introductory Pali
Catalog Number: 4129
Parimal G. Patil and assistant (Beatrice Chrystal).
Sanskrit Library, Widener A
Half course
(fall term). T.,
5-6:30, F., 9-10:30.
Prerequisite: One year of Sanskrit.
Urdu 101. Introductory Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 4078
Ali S. Asani, Azhar Abbas, and assistants.
Sever 206.
Full course (indivisible). M. through Th., (F.),
at 12 or 3. EXAM GROUP: 4, 13
An introduction to the lingua franca of the subcontinent in its "Hindustani"
form. Students are introduced to both the Perso-Arabic and the Devanagari
script systems. Conventional teaching materials are supplemented by
popular songs and clips from contemporary Indian cinema.
Note: Not open to auditors.
Urdu 102. Intermediate Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 2941
Naseem A. Hines
1 Bow Street, Room 317 (W. section in Sever 111)
Full course (indivisible). Tu., Th., 3:30-5
(W., 4-5:30). EXAM GROUP: 17,
18
Continuation of Urdu 101. Emphasis on written expression and texts
in both Perso-Arabic and Devanagari script systems. Students are introduced
to Urdu/Hindi fables, short stories, and various other genres of literature,
including poetry.
Note: Not open to auditors.
Prerequisite: Urdu 101 or equivalent.
Urdu 103a. Advanced Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 0700
Naseem A. Hines
1 Bow Street, Room 330
Half course (fall term). T., 5:30-7:30.
Continuation of Urdu 102; covers topics in advanced grammar; designed
to improve proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Prerequisite: Urdu 102 or equivalent.
Urdu 105r (formerly Urdu 103r). Topics in Urdu-Hindi Literature
Catalog Number: 5963
Ali Asani and Sunil Sharma.
1 Bow Street, Room 320.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
F., 2-4.
A course for students with native or near-native proficiency with
readings in a variety of genres from Urdu and/or Hindi literature
based on student interest.
Urdu 106. Advanced Oral Proficiency in Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 3945
Naseem Akhtar Hines
Barker Center 303
Half course (Fall term). W., 1–3.
A course intended to raise levels of oral proficiency for advanced
students and consolidate command over complex grammatical structures.
By the end of the semester, students will be expected to converse
in a clearly participatory fashion, initiate, sustain and bring to
closure a wide variety of communicative tasks using diverse language
strategies. Prerequisite: Urdu 103 or equivalent or instructor’s permission.
*Urdu 300. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 2131
Ali S. Asani 7739
*Tibetan 91r. Supervised Reading
and Research
Catalog Number: 2288
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and members of the Department.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Supervised reading of texts in Tibetan not covered by regular courses
of instruction.
*Tibetan 98r. Tutorial - Junior
Year
Catalog Number: 1895
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and members of the Department.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
*Tibetan 99. Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 5349
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and members of the Department.
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
*Freshman Seminar
32x. Topics
in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
Catalog Number: 2937 Enrollment: Limited to 12.
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp
1 Bow Street, Room 330.
Half course (fall term). W., 1-4.
Tibetan 101a. Elementary Classical Tibetan
Catalog Number: 4132
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and assistant (Cameron Warner)
1 Bow Street, Room 320.
Half course (Fall term). M.,
W., 8:30-10.
Note: This is a prerequisite for Tibetan 102 and 103.
Tibetan 105ar. Intermediate Colloquial Tibetan
Catalog Number: 1314
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and assistant (Chashing Bugang).
1 Bow Street, Room 320
Half course (Fall term). T., 4-5:30, W., 12:30-2.
Tibetan 200r. Tibetan History: Proseminar.
Catalog Number: 4237
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp.
1 Bow street, Room 330.
Half course (Fall term). Th., 12-3
Tibetan 219. Tibetan Religious Literature
Catalog Number: 9500
Janet Gyatso (Divinity School)
Half course (Fall term). T, Th, 9-10:30
A seminar in the reading of Tibetan primary sources for the study
of Tibetan religion and cultural history. In fall 2004, the readings
will cover texts on ritual and narrative from monastic and other sources.
Note: Offered jointly with the Divinity School as 3892. Prerequisite:
Reading knowledge of Tibetan
*Tibetan 300. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 0666
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp 1556
*Tibetan 305. Tibetan and Himalayan Studies - Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 4377
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp 1556
Other
courses taught by members of the faculty.
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*Islamic
Civilizations 241r.
Approaches to Studying Indo-Muslim Culture and South Asian Islam
Catalog Number: 7515
Ali S. Asani
Sever hall 212
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Th., 4-6.
A seminar for graduate students focusing on current scholarship on
Islamic civilization in South Asia.
Note: Open to undergraduates with a background in Islamic or South
Asian studies.
Prerequisite: Introductory coursework on Islam, Religion 1585 or equivalent.
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