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Two Great Religions of India – GI 26 055
11 June 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BST
Tutor: Karim Esmail BA, MPhil, MPhil, PhD
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Religion has played a highly important part in the lives of human beings.
This course is an introduction to the foundations of two great religions of India: Hinduism and Buddhism.
It considers their origins and early historical development, their key texts and beliefs and some of their key practices, as well as their ethical foundations.
Suggested reading:
- Flood, Gavin, An Introduction to Hinduism (Cambridge)
- Gethin, Rupert, The Foundations of Buddhism (Oxford)
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Two Great Religions of India – GI 26 055
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About the Speaker
Karim Esmail
Dr. Karim Esmail was educated at London, Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard. He was awarded a British Academy Studentship and the Gregg Bury Prize at Cambridge. He was formerly, a Research Fellow at Oxford and Burney Student at Cambridge and a Visiting Fellow at Harvard and he lectures at both Cambridge and Oxford. Alongside international articles, he is the author of three volumes of an original philosophical work on the nature and existence of God. Classes with Karim consist of clearly structured lectures and an encouragement to ask questions and to make comments. Students are assisted in their understanding of the subject and in their critical engagement with it.
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