Morning

Expert Presentation: Profs. Lewis and van der Kujip

Practical Orientation and Overview of the Curriculum Geology and the Physical Geography of the Regions; Frontier Zone Theory Central Place and Trade Theory; Major Culture Regions: Kashmir, Nepal, Tibet

Required Readings:

• Zurick, Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya, 1-66
  
• Lewis and Riccardi, The Himalayas: A Syllabus …, 5-40, Part II
• Peter Molnar and Paul Tapponnier, “The Collision between India and Eurasia,” Scientific American, Volume 236 (4), 1977, 30-41. (ERES)
• Gerald Berreman, "Cultures and Peoples of the Himalayas," Asian Survey 1963: 289-30” (ERES)

Further Reading:

• Martin Brauen, Dreamworld Tibet: Western Illusions (Trumbull, Ct.: Weatherhill, 2004).
  
• Peter Bishop, The Myth of Shangri-La (Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1989)

PowerPoint Slides

Afternoon

Expert Presentaion: Profs. Lewis and van der Kuijp

Languages and Writing Systems of the Himalayan Region
Orientalism and the Study of Asia, Asian Religions, and the Himalayas.

Required Readings:

• Zurick, Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya, 67-98                                            
• Lewis and Riccardi, The Himalayas: A Syllabus …,  Part III
• Bruce Campbell, “Ancient Wisdom Revealed: A History of the Theosophical Movement” (ERES)

PowerPoint Slides

Welcoming New England Clambake Dinner and Nepali Kite Flying

Hosted by Holy Cross President and Dean, North Side of Hogan Center

Morning

Expert Presentation: Prof. Lewis

Hinduism: Overview of Core Doctrines and Practices, esp. those in the region

Required Reading:           

• Lewis and Riccardi, The Himalayas: A Syllabus…, 41-43
  

Further Reading:                       

• Diana Eck, Darshan: Seeing the Divine in India, 2nd ed.

PowerPoint Slides

Afternoon

1-2: Library Orientation
2-4: Curriculum Workshop with Maureen Stephens:

"Teacher Implementation Plans for this Institute"; “Geography of  the Himalayan Region”

Morning

Expert Presentaion: Prof. Lewis

Films on Hinduism with Discussion

• “Timeless Village of the Himalayas: A Pilgrimage to Deoprayag, India”
• “Wages of Action”

Chronology of Main Events in the Buddha's Life
Wheel of Life
Basic Dharma Chart

Afternoon

Expert Presentation: Prof. Lewis

Buddhism: Overview of the Buddha's Life, Basic Doctrines, and Practices
                      
Required Readings:

• Patrul Rimpoche, Words of My Perfect Teacher, 1-132.
  
• T. Lewis, "Buddhism," from World Religions Today, 2nd ed. (NY: Oxford University Press, 2005)

Morning

Expert Presentation: Prof van der Kuijp

Mahayana Buddhism; The Himalayas in the Buddhist Imagination                       

Required Readings:

• Lewis and Riccardi, The Himalayas: A Syllabus…, 44-46
  
• Mark Blum, “Mahayana Buddhism” (ERES)
• Todd Lewis, “Tantra” from Kevin Trainor, ed. Buddhism: The Illustrated Guide. (NY: Oxford University Press, 2004).  (ERES)                 

Further Readings:    

• David Snellgrove, Indo-Tibetan Buddhism (Boston: Shambhala, 1987), Pts I/2

PowerPoint Slides
Mahayana Buddhology Diagram
Visualization Meditation

Expert Instruction: Holy Cross Educational Technology Staff

Morning

Expert Presentation: Dr. Narayan Kaji Shrestha
                       
Forestry, Community Development, and Change in Rural Nepal                        

Required Readings:                   

• Zurick, Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya, 90-98
• Kaji Shrestha, “Community Forestry in Crisis: where do we go from here” (ERES)
  

Afternoon

Expert Presentation: Prof. David Smith, University of Minnesota                        

Contemporary Human Ecology: Tigers and Humans                       

Required Readings:

• Zurick, Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya, 99-142

Further Readings:

• Eric Eckholm. Losing Ground: Environmental Stress and World Food Problems (NY: Norton, 1976)

Film and Discussion with Prof. Mat Schmalz, Holy Cross
Indian Feature Film: "Lagaan"

Morning (10-12)

Prof. Lewis and van der Kuijp:
Workshop at the Worcester Art Museum: Using Art to Teach Asian Religion