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Indic Religion Studies

Indic Religion Studies

India and Nepal offer living religious landscapes where philosophy, ritual, sacred geography, performance, and public devotion are embedded in everyday life.

This theme explores Indic traditions not only as texts or doctrines, but as lived systems, visible in temple institutions, pilgrimage networks, ritual cities, Jain ethics, and yoga lineages.

Students move from classroom theory into immersive field inquiry, examining how devotion shapes civic identity, how sacred spaces structure economies, and how tradition adapts within modern democratic and global contexts.

Programs are comparative, interdisciplinary, and grounded in ethical observation practices.

Students will:

Translate philosophical and theological concepts into field-based inquiry questions.
Practice ethical observation and documentation of ritual and sacred spaces.
Compare sacred geographies across regions and traditions.
Examine ritual and performance as social infrastructure and cultural economy.
Ask compelling questions such as:
- How does a landscape become sacred?
- How does devotion shape civic identity?
- How do traditions adapt without losing continuity?
Produce a structured field portfolio including ritual maps, interview reflections, and thematic syntheses.

Religious Studies

Anthropology

Sociology

Philosophy

History

Heritage Conservation

Museum Studies

Cultural Geography

Urban Studies

Art History

Cultural Studies

Asian Studies

Political Science

Education

Psychology

Performance Studies

Theology

Development Studies

Urban Studies

Gender Studies

Public Policy

Global Studies

Comparative Literature

INDIA

India Map

NEPAL

Nepal Map

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