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Class number:
2929
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Title: Intro to Religious Studies |
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Department: Religious Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 25 |
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Current enrollment: 27 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Monday, January 22, 2024 |
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End date: Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM, MECC - 220 |
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Instructor(s): Koertner, Mareike |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement |
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Note: 7 seats reserved for first year students, 5 for sophomores. |
Course Description:
This course introduces students to the academic study of religion by focusing on those major themes that connect religious experiences from around the world. We will explore the complex ways in which issues in religion relate to topics such as spiritual beings, birth, death, ritual, the afterlife, ethics, and the good-life. Through a range of classical, modern, and ethnographic sources, students will gain an understanding of the ways in which scholars have sought to understand the social, political, economic, and cultural contexts in which various religious traditions are embedded. |