South Asian Civilisation. Viṣṇuism in Tamil Tradition

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Course ID:	3600-7-IN4-ZAPKW(Z)
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.9 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0229) Humanities (except languages), not elsewhere classified The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	South Asian Civilisation. Viṣṇuism in Tamil Tradition
Name in Polish:	Cywilizacja Azji Pd.Kult Wisznu w tradycji tamilskiej
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Oriental Studies
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	Completed undergraduate studies in the field of Oriental Studies-Indology.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	A lecture on South Indian Hinduism, with particular emphasis on the worship of god Viṣṇu in Tamil tradition.
Full description:	A lecture on South Indian Hinduism, with particular emphasis on the worship of god Viṣṇu in Tamil tradition. At the beginning of the course, the image of Viṣṇu in Sanskrit and Old Tamil literature will be briefly presented, and further attention will be focused on medieval South India. We will discuss the importance of the then socio-political and economic situation for the development of religion in this region. The focus will be primarily on the Hindu temple and its significance for the culture of the Tamil-speaking region. We will also learn about the works of great poets-saints praising Viṣṇu in their hymns, which the later Vaiṣṇava tradition recognizes as sacred and revealed. We will also deal with the philosophical and theological texts that have shaped Śrīviṣṇuism, the dominant Vaiṣṇava tradition in contemporary South India
Bibliography:	- Brockington John, Święta nić hinduizmu, tł.. Józef Marzecki, Instytut Wydawniczy PAX, Warszawa 1990, p. 60-80, 126-132, 145-156. - Czerniak-Drożdżowicz Marzenna, Studia nad pańćaratrą. Tradycja i współczesność, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2008, p. 13-81. - Flood Gavin, Hinduizm. Wprowadzenie, tł. Małgorzata Ruchel, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2008, p. 135-155. - Grabowska Barbara, Kryszna. Z dziejów literatury indyjskiej, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 2008, p. 11-177. - Woźniak Jacek, Od poezji do teologii, Warszawa 2019, p. 23-194.
Learning outcomes:	K_W01 has in-depth and detailed knowledge (including terminology, theory and methodology) in literary studies or linguistic studies or culture and religion studies, philosophy or history K_W02 has extended knowledge of particular problems pertaining to the cultures of the Orient/Africa (within the scope of culture and literature or language or philosophy and religion or history and socio-political issues) in a comparative perspective K_W03 has extended knowledge of particular problems pertaining to the culture of South Asia (within the scope of culture and literature or language or philosophy and religion or history and socio-political issues) K_W04 has extended and deepened knowledge of a chosen Indian/South Asian language (Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit/Tamil) K_W06 knows and understands advanced analysis and interpretation methods of various products of the culture of South Asia, characteristic of chosen traditions, theories, research schools within the scope of linguistics or literary studies, culture and religion studies, philosophy or history K_W07 knows and understands the local academic tradition (methods of analysis, interpretation and evaluation) in the context of South Asia K_W09 has genuine knowledge of rules of communication, writing, reading in a chosen Indian/South Asian language (Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit/Tamil) K_W10 has wide and profound knowledge of the structures and social relations as well as socio-cultural behaviours of South Asia in the scope conditioning professional social and intercultural verbal communication K_W11 knows and understands the rules of copyright and intellectual property management K_U01 can search for, analyze, evaluate and use information from different sources and can form critical judgement on its basis K_U02 can indicate sources of cultural differences between the countries of South Asia, also on the basis of source materials K_U03 can acquire knowledge independently and enhance research skills as well as develop abilities to build a professional career K_U06 can use the terminology from the domain of philosophy and religion of South Asia to analyze and interpret religious phenomena, ethical motives and human behaviours, as well as cultural differences K_U07 can detect relationship between the development of philosophical and religious ideas of South Asia and social, cultural and economic processes K_U08 can read, analyze and interpret advanced literary texts and other works of culture (film, press, social writing) of South Asia and appropriately place them in their cultural context K_U09 can compare and thoroughly analyze interrelations between chosen literary texts and other works of culture (film, press, social writing) of South Asia and the issues within the scope of tradition and modern times K_U10 can carry out a critical analysis and interpretation of different products of culture of South Asia in a way which is appropriate to a chosen tradition, theory and research school within the scope of linguistics or literary and cultural studies or philosophy and religion studies or history, employing unique approaches that take into account the knowledge in the field of Oriental studies K_U11 can analyze most important phenomena in the area of history, socio-political, linguistic or cultural situation of South Asia K_U12 can evaluate, select and explain most important products of contemporary culture in South Asia K_U13 can select and translate into Polish most valuable Sanskrit literary works or most valuable literary works/writings in Bengali/Hindi/Tamil K_U14 has a good command of a foreign language at least at the B2+ level K_U15 has a good command of an Indian/South Asian language (Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit/Tamil) at the advanced level K_U16 can behave in a professional way, react verbally and mediate in communication and negotiations in a chosen socio-cultural context of South Asia K_U17 can choose and formulate a subject of an MA thesis, select and find sources in a chosen Indian/South Asian language (Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit/Tamil), make references to a range of theoretical approaches and other sources K_U18 has superior skill at presenting detailed aspects within the scope of cultural issues of South Asia in Polish and in a chosen Indian/South Asian language (Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit/Tamil) taking into consideration the intellectual tradition of South Asia K_K04 can set appropriate goals and ways to achieve them in the context of academic, professional and social activity K_K05 is open to new ideas and trends as well as cultural diversity K_K06 has awareness of the differences stemming from cultural, religious and philosophical variety and their influence on shaping social and political attitudes as well as economic processes K_K07 understands responsibility and ethical issues that come with imparting knowledge of South Asia K_K08 understands and appreciates the value of tradition and cultural heritage of one’s own country and of South Asia K_K09 can see the need to enrich one’s own tradition by adding positive philosophical, social and cultural values of South Asia, treats cultural synergy as an added value K_K10 actively acts in aid of mutual understanding and effective intercultural communication, cultural and economic cooperation, domestic contacts and ones in South Asia K_K11 actively acts in aid of sharing and promoting cultural heritage and most important products of contemporary culture in South Asia
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Oral exam.
Practical placement:	None.

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