RELST 2248

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 15, 2026 7:07PM EDT

RELST 2248
Indian Ocean Buddhism

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Buddhism is now a global religion. How did it become one? Well before the digital age, traveling Buddhists and Buddhist objects moved across vast geographies, transforming communities along the way. The Indian Ocean — connecting West Asia to East Asia via South and Southeast Asia — was (and remains) crucial to Buddhist circulations. Looking at textual and visual materials from premodern times to the present day, this course shows how changing trans-regional conditions shape local Buddhisms, how Buddhist collectives around the Indian Ocean arena shape one another, and how trade, religion, and politics interact. (ASIAN-GE, HIST-HAN)


Distribution Requirements (HA-AG), (HST-AS)

Exploratory Studies (SAAREA, SEAREA)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025SP, 2022FA, 2021FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2248, HIST 2548

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14505 RELST 2248   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person