In the spring semester of 2009, H.D. Goswami continued his visiting professorship at the University of Florida with the

Center for Hindu Traditions (CHITRA).

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The following are lectures from the course entitled Religions of India. Click here to view the syllabus, which contains further information about the class, reading lists, and assignments.

Class 1 Introduction (Wednesday- January 7, 2009)

Class 2 Karma, Cosmology, & Theodicy (Monday- January 12, 2009)

Class 3 Dharma, Social Order, Purity & Pollution (Wednesday- January 14, 2009)

Class 4 The Indo-European Issue & Vedic Religion (Friday- January 16, 2009)

Class 5 Jaina Dharma (Wednesday- January 21, 2009)

Class 6 Buddha: Life & Teachings (Friday- January 23, 2009)

Class 7 Buddhism: Karma, Cosmos, Sangha & Mahayana (Monday- January 26, 2009)

Class 8 Buddhist Philosophy (Wednesday- January 28, 2009)

Class 9 Hindu Response to Buddhism: Purva Mimamsa (Friday- January 30, 2009)

Class 10 Vedanta: Upanishads (Monday- February 2, 2009)

Class 11 Vedanta: Brahma-sutras, Advaita (Wednesday- February 4, 2009)

Class 12 Vedanta: Brahma-sutras: Ramanuja, Madhva (Friday- February 6, 2009)

Class 13 Ramayana: personalism, avatara (Monday- February 9, 2009)

Class 14 Ramayana (Wednesday- February 11, 2009)

Class 15 Mahabharata: cosmic struggle (Friday- February 13, 2009)

Class 16 Mahabharata: earthly struggle (Monday- February 16, 2009)

Class 17 Bhagavad Gita within Mahabharata (Wednesday- February 18, 2009)

Class 18 Bhagavad Gita: chapters 3-6 (Friday- February 20, 2009)

Class 19 Bhagavad Gita: chapters 7-10 (Monday- February 23, 2009) Part II

Class 20 Bhagavad Gita: chapters 11-14 (Wednesday- February 25, 2009)

Class 21 Bhagavad Gita: chapters 15-18 (Friday- February 27, 2009)

Class 22 Dharma and the Individual (Monday- March 2, 2009)

Class 23 Yoga (Wednesday- March 4, 2009)

Class 24 Hindu Deities and the Puranas (Monday- March 16, 2009)

Class 25 The Bhagavata Purana: Trans-historicity (Wednesday- March 18, 2009)

Class 26 Hindu Worship & Tantra (Monday- March 23, 2009)

Class 27 Islam in India I (Wednesday- March 25, 2009)

Class 28 Islam in India II (Friday- March 27, 2009)

Class 29 Shaivism, Vaishnavism, and Shaktism (Monday- March 30, 2009)

Class 30 Early Sikh History (Wednesday- April 1, 2009)

Class 31 Later Sikh History (Friday- April 3, 2009)

Class 32 Medieval Bhakti: Mirabai & Caitanya (Monday- April 6, 2009)

Class 33 Bheda-Abheda & Rasa (Wednesday- April 8, 2009)

Class 34 First European Contacts (Friday- April 10, 2009)

Class 35 19th c. Indian Reaction to Europe (Monday- April 13, 2009)

Class 36 20th c. Indian Reaction to Europe (Wednesday- April 15, 2009)

Class 37 Hinduism and the West (Friday- April 17, 2009)

Class 38 Hare Krishna (Monday- April 20, 2009)

Class 39 Hinduism & Ecology (Wednesday- April 22, 2009)

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