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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Cultures have been a form of identity for many communities across the globe and this has resulted in some form of extremism in all traditions in the last century but the course, Oriental Beliefs: Between Reason and Traditions, not just clears out any and all misconceptions around these concepts, it takes the applicants through these customs to teach them to appreciate and learn about it.

The Oriental Beliefs: Between Reason and Traditions course goes into details while discussing the beliefs of many faiths, be it Islam, Jewism, Hinduism, Christianism or Zoroastrianism, to instill a sense of secularism and love for diversity while teaching them everything tremendous, from their origin to the current practices. Varying concepts from all across the world, ancient Egypt, China, India, to the near and far east.

The Oriental Beliefs: Between Reason and Traditions course by edx deals with all of the aspects of faith, from its Gods and angels to demons and spirits, and seeks to process every bit of this information through both rationality and philosophy. An overall experience from this Oriental Beliefs: Between Reason and Traditions certification course will go a long way for the candidates and provoke thoughts for a comparative and considerate approach.

The Highlights

Free course accessibility
8-weeks long
Université Catholique de Louvain certification
Introductory level education
UCLouvain faculty
Online sessions
edX verified certificate
2-3 hours of weekly effort

Programme Offerings

Self-paced learning
E-learning platforms
Case Studies
instructor led classes
Discussion Forums

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 4156	yes	Catholic University of Louvain

The verified certificate comes at a fee cost of Rs. 4,156.
The audited version makes the course free for access to the participants.

Category	Amount in Rs.
Audited version	Inapplicable
Certification fee	Rs. 4,156

Eligibility Criteria

Education

No prior academic achievement is required from the applicants to become a part of the course.

Certification Qualification Details

The Oriental Beliefs: Between Reason and Traditions course will hold two mid-term exams of a total of 40% weightage and the final exam will have the remaining 60% of say in the results. Applicants who score greater than 50% will be awarded the certificates only.

What you will learn

Knowledge of history

The Oriental Beliefs: Between Reason and Traditions course by edx will give the applicants a great number of conceptual knowledge and unique points on these topics.

Firstly, the participants will learn about the histories and geographies of different faiths and how it came to affect their beliefs.
Participants will start off by learning about the daily life routine followed in Japanese traditions and why it is shaped and scheduled like it.
The Gods Buddhists pray to will be an essential content in the applicant’s curriculum as it offers quite a number of lessons.
Next, the course will be discussing the similarities between the angles mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as well as those in Islam.
Afterlives are a common concept in most of the popular religions in all the continents but each one has a different say in it and applicants will get to approach them all.
A great content to learn about from this course will be the afterlife discussed in Buddhism as Gautum Buddha chose to not reveal much information about it.
The course will give the participants a wide view of languages, cultures, and systems of faith from all across the planet.
The header of the skillset from this course will be the evolved approach to these beliefs, being both critical and appreciative.

Who it is for

Participants who will benefit the most from this course are mentioned in the following lines.

Travelers who like to explore new customs and get to know about old ones, to add it as an experience and mention it in their blogs, will be perfect for the course contents.
Enthusiasts of mysticism and cultural folktales will find all they are interested in and more from this brilliant course.

Admission Details

For the participants who wish to take admission into the program, the steps for it have been mentioned in the next lines.

Step 1: The beginning step for candidates is to visit the course website. https://www.edx.org/course/oriental-beliefs-between-reason-and-traditions

Step 2: An ‘Enrol’ button will be displayed for the applicants to click on the webpage.

Step 3: Now, the candidates will be on the registration page where they must log in to the website, whether by creating an account or using an already registered one if they have it.

Step 4: Now, the website will give the applicants two choices; to either go for the audited free course or to join the certified course.

Step 5: The participants who are interested in the certification will pay the required fee for it.

Step 6: Free version of the course can simply be accessed by opening the course page after registration and choice.

The Syllabus

Modalities of course
Team
Geographical introduction
Historical introduction

Nature in Japanese Daily Life
The Power of Chinese Hybrids
The Gods in Buddhism
Egyptian Gods, Cult Centres and the Cosmogony of Heliopolis

Angels in the Hebrew Bible
Angels in Islam
Demons in Ancient Mesopotamia
Fighting the Demons in Egypt: from Texts to Religious Practices

Concepts of Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
The Netherworld in Ancient Mesopotamia
The Netherworld in Ancient Anatolia and Iran
Underworld and Afterlife in Ancient Greek Epics 1: Tartarus/Erebus
Underworld and Afterlife in Ancient Greek Epics 2: Hades
Buddha, the Man Who Refuses to Talk About the Afterlife • Ancestor Worship in China

Eclipses: Beliefs and Theories in the Ancient World 1 - Superstitions
Eclipses: Beliefs and Theories in the Ancient World 2 - Theories
On World Cycles 1: The Great Year Doctrine in Antiquity
On World Cycles 2: The Great Year Doctrine in the Middle Ages
Arab Astrology in the Medieval Latin West
Astrology and Love in Romance Literatures

The Miraculous Portrait of Jesus
The Science of the Letters
Alchemy throughout the Ages
The Varieties of Magic in Islam
Dreams and Meditation in Tibet
Forbidden Directions in Japan

The Miracle of the Moving Muqattam Image

Instructors

Catholic University of Louvain Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who is offering this course?

One of the oldest institutes of Europe, Universite Catholique de Louvain has designed and offered this course. It is ranked first in Belgium’s French-speaking universities by QS World University Ranking.

2: What is edX?

A non-profit educational organization established by Harvard and MIT, edX aims to provide easily accessible high-quality education via collaborations with other globally acknowledged universities of the world.

3: Who are the course instructors?

The course has a team consisting of 25 specialists from all over the world who will be instructing the candidates. Some of these experts are Kanako Gato, Johannes den Heijer and Marianne Michel.

4: What is the course type?

It is an instructor-led course that is delivered via video lessons on e-platforms. The course has been made as an introductory level of education so it is understood by all and features self-paced learning for the candidates.

5: What is the course length?

The course requires a time span of 8 weeks to finish. In this time period, applicants will be needed to spare 2-3 hours of their time every week till course completion.

6: What learning modes are available in the course?

As edX courses are usually designed, this course is available in two modes; an audited version that is free of cost, and a paid version that requires a small fee for extra features and certificates.

7: How is a paid course different from an audited course?

The paid course not just offers its candidates a certificate after the course ends, it also grants them the features of graded assessments and unlimited access to the course, even when it is archived.

8: Can applicants get sample learning before paying for the course?

In order to familiarise the participants with edX’s way of learning and to give them a sample of the Oriental Beliefs: Between Reason and Traditions program they are interested in, edX offers its students DemoX to confirm their choice in the course.

9: How can applicants apply for a refund?

The candidates need to cancel their enrolment from the course within 14 days from when the course began or 14 days after paying for the course to be eligible for a refund from the program.