UCL - Interuniversity FNRS Postgraduate seminar in Indology

[GLOR2902]

[15h] 5 credits

Teacher(s):

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

To be initiated into the advanced philological research in Indology (Sanskrit and Dravidian studies) by means of various questions dealing with palaeography, epigraphy, or reading of indigenous commentaries.

Main themes

According to the needs of his researches, the student will choose to attend one of the following seminars, constituting different modules of the interuniversity FNRS Postgraduate degree in Indology : 1. South-Indian palaeography and epigraphy ; 2. Dravidian philology ; 3. Reading of indigenous Sanskrit commentaries.

Content and teaching methods

Depending of the year, the seminar of South-Indian palaeography and epigraphy will consist either in an introductory course of South-Indian epigraphy (Sanskrit, Prakrit and Tamil), or in reading exercises of Sanskrit manuscripts in Malayàëam or Grantha scripts; the seminar of Dravidian philology will consist either in an introductory course to Malayàëam language and culture, or in an introductory course of Tamil studies ; as for the seminar of reading indigenous Sanskrit commentaries, it is given by various specialists of technical or poetic texts dispaying special difficulties.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequiste: elementary knowledge of Sanskrit.
Examination: according to the chosen module.