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Religious Studies

Religions and Cultures and Comp St/Rel St Concentration Courses for Autumn 2012

(Study of Religions courses for Autumn 2012)

Courses listed here are ONLY the required and elective courses for the Religious Studies area of concentration within the Comparative Studies major and the Religions and Cultures concentration within the new Religious Studies major.  offered in Autumn 2012. Go to requirements to see the range of courses that may fulfill requirements for Religious Studies. Consult your Comparative Studies adviser to be sure the courses you choose are appropriate for your particular program. In some cases, courses not listed below may, given relevant content, be substituted at the discretion of your adviser.

Note: Beginning Autumn 2012, students may declare the Religious Studies major, which has two concentrations: Religions and Cultures, which is identitical to the Religious Studies concentration within Comparative Studies, and Study of Religions, which focuses on specific traditions and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of religion.

Comparative Studies

  • 2370 Introduction to Comparative Religion, WF 910-1005 plus recitation, Erzen
  • 3671 The Religions of India, TR 1245-205, Urban
  • 3673 The Buddhist Traditions, WF 935-1055, Kasulis
  • 3990 Approaches to Comparative Studies, TR 1110-1230, Horn
  • 4874 New Age and New Religious Movements, TR 1110-1230, Urban
  • 4990 Senior Seminar, TR 3:55-5:15, Berman

Anthropology

  • 5625 Anthropology of Religion, TR 8-920, Cohen

Arabic

  • 5701 The Qur'an in Translation, WF 935-1055, Tamer

English

  • 2280 The English Bible, WF 1110-1230, Fredal
  • 2280H The English  220-340, Hamlin

Hebrew

  • 2700 Biblical & Post‑Biblical Hebrew Lit in Translation, MWF 1020-1115, Frank; TR 935-1055, Meier
  • 2703 Prophecy in the Bible and Post‑Biblical Literature, WF 1110-1230
  • 2704 Women in the Bible and Beyond, WF 935-1055, Brenner

History

  • 2201 Ancient Greece and RomeMWF 8-855; TR 355-515  
  • 2350 Islam, Politics, and Society in History, MWF 910-1005
  • 3221 Rome from the Gracchi to Nero, MWF 150-245; WF 1245-205, Rosenstein
  • 3225 Early Byzantine Empire, MWF 1020-1115, Kaldellis
  • 3229 History of Early Christianity, 355-515
  • 3235 Medieval  Europe I: 300-1100, MW 1110-1230, Beach
  • 3465 American Jewish History, WF 1110-1230, Judd
  • 3455 Jewish Life from the Renaissance to the Early Enlightenment, TR 220-340, Goldish
  • 2352 Ottoman Empire, 1300-1800 1110-1230, Findley
  • 3350 The Middle East in 19th Century 220-340, TR 220-340

History of Art

  • 2001 Western Art I: The Ancient and Medieval Worlds, MW 910-1005 plus recitation, Haeger
  • 2001H Western Art I: The Ancient and Medieval Worlds, WF 1110-1230
  • 2003 Asian Art,  150-245 plus recitation, Huntington
  • 4510 Northern Renaissance Art, RF 220-340
  • 5711 Art of India I, WF 355-515

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

 

  • 2520 Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Mediterranean World, 1110-1230, Burgoyne
  • 2215 Gothic Paris: 1100-1300, MWF 1130-1225, Figg

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

  • 3502 Islamic Civilization through the Ages, TR 220-340, Pourshariati
  • 3700 Mythology of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia 1245-205; WF 935-1055

Persian

  • 2301 Persian Mythology and FolkloreTR 3-420, Honarmand,

Philosophy

  • 2120 Asian Philosophies, MW 1130-1225 plus recitation
  • 2860 Science and Religion, WF 1110-1230, Samuels
  • 3220 History of Medieval Philosophy, MWF 1020-1115, Rudavsky
  • 5850 Philosophy of Religion, WF 935-1055, Sanson

Rural Sociology

  • 5520 Amish Society, WF 220-340, Donnermeyer

Scandinavian

  • 3350 Norse Mythology and Medieval Culture, TR 935-1055, Kaplan

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