Spring 2027

Religion in South Asia

An introductory survey of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Sikhism examining the cultural, historical, ritual, and philosophical foundations of South Asian religion.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Jamal Jones

The course required 50% participation, two tests, and an essay. Attendance was effectively mandatory due to small assignments given each class.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify key concepts and figures in the history of South Asian religions and the (many) ways they relate to one another.

  • Understand the different sources (textual, material, ethnographic) that are used in the study of religion in South Asia.

  • Understand the history of study of religions in South Asia within the study of religion more widely.

  • Critically reflect on the ways that religions in South Asia are present in a variety of academic and non-academic sources.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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ASIAN/RELIGST 274

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JAMAL JONES is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Jamal Jones

Students described Prof. Jones as caring and knowledgeable, though his tendency to talk in circles often made the content difficult to follow.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.87 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.82 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.79 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Jamal Jones

The course required 50% participation, two tests, and an essay. Attendance was effectively mandatory due to small assignments given each class.

Past student reviews · Jamal Jones

Beyond three papers, most assessments like discussion posts and reading quizzes were completion-based, and the instructor was seen as more focused on learning than grades.

Topics

  • Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Sikhism.
  • Cultural, historical, ritual, and philosophical foundations of South Asian religion.

Skills

  • Identify key concepts and figures in South Asian religious history.
  • Understand textual, material, and ethnographic sources for studying South Asian religion.
  • Critically reflect on representations of South Asian religions in various sources.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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