Hours:
24L
This course explores the genres of autobiography and biography in Buddhist literature. The course will begin with theoretical studies on narrative and religious life-writing. We will then consider the development and distinctive features of auto/biographies and hagiographies in the literature of one or more Buddhist cultures, analyzing representative examples of these genres from a range of traditions and historical periods, and considering how these sources have been understood and used in secondary scholarship.
Prerequisite:
Completion of 4.0 credits
Distribution Requirements:
Humanities
Breadth Requirements:
Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
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