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Indian & Tibetan River of Buddhism
by Robert A.F. Thurman , Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning- 0.0
12 Weeks
The course begins with a survey of the origins of Buddhism in the Indian subcontinent in the mid-first millennium BCE, as well as its transformation in the first millennium CE into the Sanskrit-language-based Mahayana Buddhism(s) that permeated the monastic traditions and flourished in India until around 1100 CE, and that persists up topresent dayin East Asia, Central Asia, and Vietnam....
$49.99
Asian Environmental Humanities: Landscapes in Transition
by Andrea Riemenschnitter- 4.7
Approx. 14 hours to complete
In this course, featuring many researchers from the University of Zurich and international institutions, we will introduce you to some of the most vibrant cultural trends addressing landscape appreciation, degradation, protection, and rehabilitation that currently circulate in the Asian hemisphere. Module 4: Environmental debates tackling religious concepts and social practices and the problem of waste disposal in India....
Archaeoastronomy
by Giulio Magli- 4.6
Approx. 7 hours to complete
It is an interdisciplinary science in between architecture, archaeology, and astronomy. The course also provides the necessary background on Astronomy with the naked eye and a general introduction to the role of Astronomy in religion and in the management of power among ancient cultures. Astronomy and architecture: a very early connection...
Global Arctic
by Matthias Finger- 4.8
Approx. 25 hours to complete
The GlobalArctic MOOC introduces you the dynamics between global changes and changes in the Arctic. This course aims to highlight the effects of climate change in the Polar region. In turn, it will underline the impacts of a warmer Arctic on the planet Earth. Oil, gas and coal resources exploitation in the Arctic...
The Cosmopolitan Medieval Arabic World
by Prof. dr. Petra Sijpesteijn- 4.7
Approx. 25 hours to complete
Did you know that Arabic was for centuries the lingua franca in an area stretching from the south of Spain to the Chinese border? Muslim Slaves in Early Modern Europe: A Forgotten History of Slavery Optional: Philosophy in the Islamic World: A Very Short Introduction Creating Arabic collections in Europe In conclusion: the Cosmopolitain Medieval Arabic World...
Patrick Henry: Forgotten Founder
by John Ragosta- 4.9
Approx. 7 hours to complete
Participants should evaluate Henry’s role in proclaiming a revolution and consider whether he had an equally important role in saving it. The course should also develop an improved appreciation for the complex political, economic, and religious forces that shaped the early republic. Henry's early life Religion in Retirement (and the French Revolution)...
America Through Foreign Eyes
by Dr. Julie Fette , Dr. Anne S. Chao , Dr. Jeffrey Fleisher , Dr. Moramay López-Alonso , Dr. Lida Oukaderova- 4.7
Approx. 34 hours to complete
Chapter 3: Africans Appropriating Americans: Tupac Shakur in Sierra Leone Chapter 5: Religion 2020 Update: Post-2016: A low point in US-Mexico relations Chapter 5: Soviet Perceptions of Race in America Chapter 8: Russian Immigrants in the United States Chapter 9: America, the Model of Democracy: Russia in the 1990s Chapter 2: Reversing the Gaze: China through American Eyes...
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Stalin and Stalinism in Russian History
by Irina Filatova- 4.7
Approx. 24 hours to complete
In the late 1920s – early 1930s Stalin directed the massive and rapid industrialisation of the country and the forced collectivisation of its agriculture. Revolutionary Movements in the Late 19th and Early 20th Century The De-Stalinisation of the Early 1990s and the Reasons for the Revival of Stalin’s Cult in the 2000s....
The Politics of Skepticism
by Wiep van Bunge , Tim De Mey- 4.5
Approx. 13 hours to complete
We will discuss the debates raging between Plato and the Sophists, the rise of Christianity in the Roman world, and the so-called 'Skeptical Crisis' of the Renaissance as well as Pierre Bayle's Skepticism and David Hume's. In addition the Natural Law tradition will be explored and the relationship between Skepticism and Conservatism. Skepticism and Religion...
Classical Sociological Theory
by Bart van HeerikhuizenTop Instructor- 4.9
Approx. 13 hours to complete
2 Implicit Theories in Everyday Life 5 Sociology in the Modern Industrial Age 6 Comte’s Religion of Humanity 7 Early Functionalism 6 Caught in the Capitalist System 8 The Social Functions of Religion...