Three-day exam REL4130 Localizing Religion and Religious Change, Autumn 2006

Choose one of the following two assignments:

English:

Either:

Buddhist practice is embedded both in a local context and in a more universal canonical tradition.? Use relic cults in two different localities to illustrate how the universal is negotiated in a local setting.

?Or:

Buddhist practice is embedded both in a local context and in a more universal canonical tradition.? Use pilgrimage in two different localities to illustrate how the universal is negotiated in a local setting.

Norsk:

Enten:

Buddhistisk praksis er integrert i en lokal kontekst og i en mer universell kanonisk tradisjon. Anvend relikviekult p? to ulike steder for ? illustrere hvordan folk forhandler om ? tilpasse det universelle til en lokal kontekst.

Eller:

Buddhistisk praksis er integrert i en lokal kontekst og i en mer universell kanonisk tradisjon. Anvend pilegrimsferd p? to ulike steder for ? illustrere hvordan folk forhandler om ? tilpasse det universelle til en lokal kontekst.

The assignment is to be handed in 30th November in a designated folder under "innleveringer" in the Fronter room within 15:00 PM.

Your name shall not be written on the assignment. You shall use your candidate number which is available in studentweb under "innsyn".