RELST-206 Pirates, Ports, and Piety: Religion Across the Indian Ocean World
Long before the modern rise of globalization, the Indian Ocean world was defined by the movements of itinerant merchants, saints, pilgrims, and adventurers across the political boundaries of empires and kingdoms. What role did religion and the bonds of faith play in empowering the kinds of mobility and circulation characteristic of the Indian Ocean? This course will use the ports of south India and Sri Lanka as launching points to trace the circulation of religious objects, people, and ideas across the Indian Ocean.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Offered
Fall