Teaching Hinduism through a Rural Homestay in South India

Autor/in	Ulrich, Edward T.
Titel	Teaching Hinduism through a Rural Homestay in South India
Quelle	In: Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 30 (2018) 1, S.56-69 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1085-4568
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Religion; Study Abroad; Rural Areas; Cultural Awareness; Experiential Learning; Sex Role; Poverty; Pollution; College Students; Teaching Methods; Religious Education; Cultural Influences; Food; Interpersonal Relationship; Cultural Differences; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Geschlechterrolle; Armut; Schadstoffbelastung; Collegestudent; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Lebensmittel; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Kultureller Unterschied; Indien
Abstract	For the first time, in 2008, I offered a world religions study abroad course in South India. The special emphasis was meeting and befriending locals, and the centerpiece of the course was a six-night stay in rural homes. I considered this immersion in a Hindu context to be the best setting for learning Hindu thought. However, the environment was not conducive to that, since there were many other issues that seized the students' attention. All the same, they learned a great deal about Hinduism, mainly in terms of the values that govern the homes and villages. Redesigning the course to better utilize the rich learning opportunities of the countryside involved addressing issues such as hospitality, gender roles, religious pluralism, material poverty, and environmental pollution, all of which seized the students' attention. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01