Class Roster - Fall 2015 - Subject

RELST 2247

Islam in Asia

Sixty percent of the world's Muslim population lives in Asia, and a quarter of Asia's population adheres to Islam. Whether as majorities in Afghanistan, Pakistan, or Indonesia, or as minorities in India, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2247, NES 2649
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

9546 RELST 2247 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Morrill Hall 106
- Instructors
  
  Formichi, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2273

Introduction to Religious Studies: Religion and Environmental Sustainability

This course serves as both an introduction to the academic study of religion and a survey of major topics in the intersections of religious communities and environmentally sustainable practices. Using ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2273
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

17631 RELST 2273 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Baker Laboratory 219
- Instructors
  
  Law, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2629

New Testament/Early Christian Literatures

This course provides a literary and historical introduction to the earliest Christian writings, most of which eventually came to be included in the New Testament. Through the lens of the gospel narratives ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2613, JWST 2629, NES 2629
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

17462 RELST 2629 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2655

Introduction to Islamic Civilization

The seventh-century Arab conquests resulted in the creation of a vibrant new civilization that stretched from the Iberian peninsula in the west to Central Asia and the borders of India in the east. We ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2530, MEDVL 2655, NES 2655
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

17311 RELST 2655 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:15am - 12:05pm Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

17312 RELST 2655 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm White Hall 110
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

17313 RELST 2655 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Instructors
  
  Smith, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

17314 RELST 2655 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- F 12:20pm - 1:10pm White Hall 104
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 3150

Medieval Philosophy

A selective survey of Western philosophical thought from the fourth to the 14th century. Topics include the problem of universals, the theory of knowledge and truth, the nature of free choice and practical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3210, PHIL 3210
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

18063 RELST 3150 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Uris Hall G26
- Instructors
  
  Bulthuis, N
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 3280

Literature of the Old Testament

An intimate knowledge of the Bible is of fundamental importance in understanding the history of Western civilization: political philosophy, history of science, European and American literature, history ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3280
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8701 RELST 3280 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 8:40am - 9:55am Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Instructors
  
  Carmichael, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 3351

Indian Religious Worlds

A study of religious traditions as lived today in the Indian subcontinent. Alongside some underlying similarities, attention is paid to differences in piety and practice within alternative environments: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3351, ASIAN 6651
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

16170 RELST 3351 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Uris Hall G88
- Instructors
  
  Gold, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 3420

Myth, Ritual, and Symbol

Examines how systems of thought, symbolic forms, and ritual practice are formulated and expressed in primarily non-Western societies. Focuses on anthropological interpretations of space, time, cosmology, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 3420
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

17793 RELST 3420 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Morrill Hall 106
- Instructors
  
  Garces, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

17794 RELST 3420 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- W 3:35pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

17795 RELST 3420 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- W 7:30pm - 8:20pm Rockefeller Hall B15
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 3570

Saint Francis

No figure in Christian history, short of Jesus himself, has inspired as much thought, art, and action as Francis of Assisi. In this course we'll have the opportunity to trace this thirteenth-century preacher, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ITAL 3570, MEDVL 3570
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

18090 RELST 3570 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm McGraw Hall 366
- Instructors
  
  Howie, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 3629

Greek New Testament Readings

A weekly seminar that may be taken in addition to NES 2629 - New Testament/Early Christian Literatures 357492. The seminar will provide an opportunity to read portions of the New Testament and other early ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 3629, JWST 3629, NES 3629
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

17468 RELST 3629 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Prerequisite: One year of Greek or permission of instructor. Students must be enrolled in NES 2629 or have permission of instructor.

RELST 3720

Women in Ancient Israel

This course will employ a range of methods in approaching the subject of women in ancient Israel. We will use biblical, archaeological, and ancient Near Eastern textual evidence to reconstruct aspects ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 3720, NES 3720, NES 6720
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

17270 RELST 3720 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 8:40am - 9:55am White Hall 104
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 4100

Latin Philosophical Texts

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 6020
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8091 RELST 4100 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TBA Hans Bethe House 125
- Instructors
  
  MacDonald, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 4240

The Sexual Politics of Religion

Drawing on feminist and queer theory and ethnographic studies of ritual and devotional practices around the world this course will consider the relationships among the social organization of sexuality, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4490, ANTHR 7490, FGSS 4290, FGSS 6290, LGBT 4290, LGBT 6290, RELST 6290
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

17107 RELST 4240 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm McGraw Hall 145
- Instructors
  
  Ramberg, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 4280

Biblical Seminar I

A study of how biblical ethical and legal rules (in Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy) judge incidents in biblical narratives (those in Genesis through 2 Kings). The links between the laws and the narratives ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4280
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8703 RELST 4280 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm Uris Hall 494
- Instructors
  
  Carmichael, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Enrollment limited to: 15 students.

RELST 4434

Muslim resistance: Shi'a Islam in Asia

With sectarian conflicts and discussions on orthodoxy and heresy dominating the headlines, it becomes important to better understand the relationship between Muslim majorities and minorities. This seminar ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4434, ASIAN 6634, NES 4634
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

16174 RELST 4434 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:00pm - 4:25pm Uris Hall 438
- Instructors
  
  Formichi, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Prerequisite: One course in the humanities.

RELST 4545

Sound, Silence, and the Sacred

From the ringing of Tibetan singing bowls to the quiet of desert monasticism, religious imagination and ritual is replete with sound and silence. Cityscapes resound with church bells and calls from the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4644, JWST 4545, MUSIC 4345, NES 4545, NES 7545
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

17449 RELST 4545 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 12:05pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 4990

Directed Study

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

6205 RELST 4990 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Law, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

RELST 4995

Senior Honors Essay

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

6417 RELST 4995 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

RELST 6020

Latin Philosophical Texts

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 4100
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8095 RELST 6020 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TBA Hans Bethe House 125
- Instructors
  
  MacDonald, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 6290

The Sexual Politics of Religion

Drawing on feminist and queer theory and ethnographic studies of ritual and devotional practices around the world this course will consider the relationships among the social organization of sexuality, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4490, ANTHR 7490, FGSS 4290, FGSS 6290, LGBT 4290, LGBT 6290, RELST 4240
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

17840 RELST 6290 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm McGraw Hall 145
- Instructors
  
  Ramberg, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2247 Islam in Asia

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RELST 2273 Introduction to Religious Studies: Religion and Environmental Sustainability

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RELST 2629 New Testament/Early Christian Literatures

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RELST 2655 Introduction to Islamic Civilization

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RELST 3150 Medieval Philosophy

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RELST 3280 Literature of the Old Testament

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RELST 3351 Indian Religious Worlds

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RELST 3420 Myth, Ritual, and Symbol

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RELST 3570 Saint Francis

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RELST 3629 Greek New Testament Readings

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RELST 3720 Women in Ancient Israel

RELST 2247

Islam in Asia

RELST 2273

Introduction to Religious Studies: Religion and Environmental Sustainability

RELST 2629

New Testament/Early Christian Literatures

RELST 2655

Introduction to Islamic Civilization

RELST 3150

Medieval Philosophy

RELST 3280

Literature of the Old Testament

RELST 3351

Indian Religious Worlds

RELST 3420

Myth, Ritual, and Symbol

RELST 3570

Saint Francis

RELST 3629

Greek New Testament Readings

RELST 3720

Women in Ancient Israel

RELST 4100

Latin Philosophical Texts

RELST 4240

The Sexual Politics of Religion

RELST 4280

Biblical Seminar I

RELST 4434

Muslim resistance: Shi'a Islam in Asia

RELST 4545

Sound, Silence, and the Sacred

RELST 4990

Directed Study

RELST 4995

Senior Honors Essay

RELST 6020

Latin Philosophical Texts

RELST 6290

The Sexual Politics of Religion