REL 294 - WCH Hinduism in America

4.00 credits.

(Western Cultural Heritage Core Course)
This course will explore the phenomenon of Hinduism in America, examining the various ways in which Hindu concepts and communities have historically enriched the American experience, from the colonial period to the present. Hindu influences on wider American cultural currents will be explored, from the Transcendentalists to the Beatles to Star Wars, as well as the growing prevalence in America of Hindu ideas and practices such as karma, rebirth, meditation, vegetarianism, yoga, and religious pluralism.