RLBcB406 Tantra between Tradition and Modernity

Filozofická fakulta
jaro 2022
Rozsah
Block lessons. 4 kr. (plus 1 za k). Doporučované ukončení: k. Jiná možná ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Julian Strube, Dr. (přednášející), Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D.
Ústav religionistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Matouš Vencálek
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Ústav religionistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Rozvrh
St 9. 3. 16:00–19:40 G24, Út 15. 3. 16:00–19:40 K23, St 16. 3. 16:00–19:40 G24, Út 22. 3. 16:00–19:40 K23, St 23. 3. 16:00–19:40 G24
Předpoklady
The course is taught in English.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course will familiarize the students with approaches from religious studies and global historical to the history of cultural and religious exchange from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century. After completing the course, the students will know basic historical trajectories in Bengali Tantric traditions; they will be able to critically engage with and apply cutting-edge theoretical and methodological perspectives, which will equip them to address current debates about cultural exchange and appropriation, (post-)colonialism, and orientalism.
Moreover, they will be familiar with concrete, fine-grained case studies revolving around exchanges between Bengali reformers, self-referentially “orthodox” pandits, Theosophists, and European orientalists and reformers. This will equip them to adopt new, critical viewpoints on later historical developments revolving around “New Age” culture, which in turn pertain to the aforementioned debates about cultural exchange.
Výstupy z učení
After completing the course, the students will be able to - understand the basic historical trajectories in Bengali Tantric traditions; - understand the relationship between Asian Tantric traditions and modern re-interpretations of Tantra within Theosophical and occultist contexts, - critically engage with and apply cutting-edge theoretical and methodological perspectives, which will equip them to address current debates about cultural exchange and appropriation, (post-)colonialism, and orientalism. - understand the basic principles of later historical developments revolving around “New Age” culture
Osnova
  • March 9
  • What is Tantra: New Age
  • What is Tantra: Historical
  • March 15
  • Arthur Avalon
  • The Bengali Intervention
  • March 16
  • Shivachandra Vidyarnava
  • Traditions of Learning in Bengal
  • March 22
  • Tantra and Nationalism
  • Tantra and Sexuality
  • March 23
  • Theosophy and Yoga
  • Occultism and Tantra
Výukové metody
lectures, discussions, reading
Metody hodnocení
During the course, the students are expected to engage in discussions based on selected readings. Final assessment: The students are required to prepare one presentation on a selected topic, which will be presented during the course.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
Studijní materiály
Poznámka k ukončení předmětu: BA students enrol with credit (z), MA students with colloquium (k).
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