Crash Course Hinduism
Crash Course Hinduism gives Humanities professionals a clear, structured overview of key texts, ideas, and practices, helping you teach, research, and compare Hindu traditions with nuance, cultural sensitivity, and real-world relevance.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Crash Course Hinduism offers a clear, practical overview of key doctrines, major philosophical schools, and lived religious practices in a compact format. Explore concepts like Brahman, dharma, karma, and moksha, examine bhakti traditions, rituals, and sacred texts, and develop critical tools to evaluate sources, correct common Western misunderstandings, and design accurate, nuanced teaching materials.
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Develop skills
- Analyze core Hindu doctrines: karma, dharma, samsara, moksha, Brahman, Atman.
- Compare Hindu philosophical schools and bhakti traditions with clarity and nuance.
- Interpret Vedic, Upanishadic, and epic texts using basic philological methods.
- Design fair, bias-aware teaching modules on Hinduism for first-year students.
- Evaluate academic vs devotional Hindu sources for rigorous, ethical scholarship.
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