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Religious Studies major: Study of Religions Autumn 2013

Study of Religions concentration courses for Autumn 2013

(Religions and Cultures courses for Autumn 2013)

(Courses not listed below may, given appropriate content, be substituted at the discretion of the Comparative Studies or Religious Studies adviser.)

Courses listed here are ONLY the required and elective courses for the Study of Religions concentration offered in Spring 2013. Go to requirements to see the range of courses that may fulfill requirements for the Study of Religions. To see all Comparative Studies courses, go to all. 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.

Required Courses:

Comparative Studies

  • 2370 Introduction to Comparative Religion, MW 910-1005 and recitation, Kasulis
  • H2370 Introduction to Comparative Religion, TR 220-340, Jones

JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM (Judaism)

Hebrew

  • 2700 Biblical and Post-Biblical Literature in Translation, MWF 1020-1115
  • 2700H Biblical and Post-Biblical Literature in Translation, TR 935-1055, Frank
  • 2703 Prophecy in the Bible and Post-Biblical Literature, WF 1110-1230, Meier
  • 2704 Women in the Bible and Beyond, MW 220-340, Brenner
  • 5603 Readings in Rabbinic Literature, M 215-5, Swartz
  • 5802 The Problem of Evil in Biblical and Post-Biblical Literature, TR 1245-205, Frank

History

  • 2451 Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History 700-1700, TR 355-515    i.history, iv.social/inst
  • 2452 Modern Jewish History, 1700 to present, TR 1245-205, Judd    i.history, iv.social/inst
  • 2475 History of the Holocaust, TR 935-1055, Judd

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

  • 4601 Israeli and Palestinian Literature, MW 1245-205, Brenner

JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM (Christianity)

Classics 

  • 2401 Intro to the New Testament: History and Literature, TR 1245-205, Harrill
  • 3407 Paul and His Influence in Early Christianity, TR 935-1055, Harrill

English

  • 2280 The English Bible, WF 1110-1230 ii.texts
  • 2280H The English Bible, TR 220-340, Hamlin

History

  • 2220 Intro to the History of Christianity, MW 1020-1115 and recitation, Brakke
  • 3221 Rome from the Gracchi to Nero, WF 1245-205, Rosenstein
  • 3225 Early Byzantine Empire, Gregory
  • 3229 History of Early Christianity, TR 1245-205, Sessa i.history, iv.social/inst

History of Art

  • 5430 The Age of Giotto, TR 220-340, Whittington

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

  • 2215 Gothic Paris: 1100-1300, WF 1110-1230, Figg iv.social/inst
  • 2666 Witchcraft and Magic in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, TR 1245-205, Green i.hist

JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM (Islam)

Arabic

  • 4626 Introduction to the Arabic Qur'an, TR 1245-205, Moumtaz  ii.texts

History

  • 2350 Islam, Politics, and Society in History, MWF 910-1005  i.history, iv.social/inst
  • 2351 Islamic Society, 610-1258 i.history, iv.social/inst
  • 2352 The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1800, TR 1110-1230, Hathaway
  • 2375 Islamic Central Asia, TR 355-515, Honchell   i.history, iv.social/inst
  • 2392 Colonial India, WF 935-1005, Sreenivas
  • 3350 The Middle East in the 19th Century, TR 1110-1230, Findley
  • 3365 History of Afghanistan, TR 220-340, Levi

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

  • 2514 Golden Age of Islamic Civilization, TR 355-515, Pourshariati i..history, iv.socia

NELC

  • 3501 Introduction to Islam, TR 1110-1230, Yacoubi  i.history,

RELIGIONS OF SOUTH AND EAST ASIA

History

  • 2375 Islamic Central Asia, TR 355-515, Honchell  i.history
  • 2392 Colonial India,  WF 935-1055, Sreenivas
  • 3425 History of Japan before 1800, TR 1110-1230 Brown

History of Art

  • 5724 The Buddhist Art of Gandhara and Kashmir, WF 355-515, Huntington

Japanese

  • 5271 The Japanese Religious Tradition, WF 1245-205, Kasulis  i.history, ii.social/inst

Philosophy

  • 2120 Asian Philosophy, MW 1130-1225 and lecture, Kasulis  ii.texts

INDIGENOUS, LOCAL, AND NEWLY EMERGENT RELIGIONS

African American and African Studies

  • 3342H Music, Religion, and Ritual in Africa, WF 1245-205, Brodnicka

Classics

  • 3401 Ancient Greek Religion, MWF 1240-135, Johnston  iv.social/inst

NELC

  • 3700 Mythology of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, TR 1245-205; WF 935-1055 ii.texts

Scandinavian

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

THEMATIC AND CROSS-CULTURALLY COMPARATIVE COURSES

Comparative Studies

  • 3678 Religion and American Culture, WF 1110-1230, Weiner
  • 4877 Myth and Ritual, TR 935-1055, Jones   ii.texts, iv.social/inst

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

  • 2666 Witchcraft and Magic in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, TR 1245-205, Green   iv.s