Admission requirements
One year of Sanskrit.
Exchange students are allowed to follow this class if they have sufficient knowledge of Sanskrit.
Description
During the course we will be reading the hymns from the Rigveda using the book by A.A. Macdonell, A Vedic reader for students (Oxford UP, many reprints).
Course objectives
deeper knowledge of Vedic grammar and its Indo-European origins
ability to read hymns from the Rigveda with the help of a dictionary
knowledge of the Vedic metre and how to use it for Indo-European reconstruction
Timetable
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Course Load
Total course load 5 EC x 28 hours= 140 hours
Lectures: 26
Assignment(s): 90 (weekly preparation of texts)
Preparation exam: 22
Exam(s): 2
Assessment method
Assessment
Written examination
Resit
Students can resit the written examination.
Exam review
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for:
- additional exercises
Reading list
We will use the following two books:
A.A. Macdonell, A Vedic reader for students (Oxford UP, any reprint)
A.A. Macdonell, A Vedic grammar for students (Oxford UP, any reprint)
The former contains the texts, comments and a small dictionary. The latter is a reference grammar.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on this website
Contact
Contact information Prof. A.M. Lubotsky
Education Administration Office van Wijkplaats
E-mailaddress Education Administration Office van Wijkplaats: osz-oa-wijkplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Coordinator of Studies: Ellen van Dijk