Religious Studies (RELST)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

RELST 2273

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

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7775 RELST 2273   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 2277

This course probes the truths behind traditional claims of the priority of internal practice in Indian traditions. We will examine both practices themselves - techniques of meditation and contemplation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2277

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16516 RELST 2277   LEC 001

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Gold, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 2299

This course will explore the Buddhist tradition from its origins in ancient India to its migrations throughout Asia and eventually to the West. The first part of the course will deal with Indian Buddhism: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2299

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7068 RELST 2299   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7091 RELST 2299   DIS 201

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7092 RELST 2299   DIS 202

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 2515

This course explores the major debates that define the study of contemporary Iran. Drawing from ethnographic works, literary criticism, intellectual histories and more, we will examine historical events ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 2415NES 2515

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17106 RELST 2515   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 2620

Jewish cultures in the New World are far more diverse than most Americans realize. Some know the history of Ashkenazi (German and Eastern European) Jews, most of whom immigrated to the U.S. between 1880-1920. ... view course details

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  • 18702 RELST 2620   LEC 001

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Branfman, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 2655

At the beginning of the 7th century, a new religion, Islam, appeared in Arabia and by the end of the century, Muslims had defeated the Byzantines and Persians and created an empire that stretched from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2530MEDVL 2655NES 2655

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6818 RELST 2655   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2530MEDVL 2655NES 2655

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20559 RELST 2655   LEC 002

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Powers, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 2852

Most people think of Christianity as the "daughter religion" of Judaism. In this course, we will see that what we now know as Judaism and Christianity both claimed ownership of the same textual tradition ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2852JWST 2852

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17098 RELST 2852   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Litvak, O

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 3309

How do Buddhists live out their philosophies and ethics? What are the spaces of ritual, devotion, meditation, education, and politics? How do Buddhist practices and affiliations satisfy aesthetic and emotional ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3309

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16489 RELST 3309   LEC 001

    • T Ives Hall 305
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Blackburn, A

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    In person attendance supplemented by additional online contact hours.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3309

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20288 RELST 3309   LEC 002

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Blackburn, A

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

RELST 3311

What role does Islam take in the politics, history, arts and rituals of Southeast Asia? Structured as a seminar, this course takes you on a journey through Southeast Asia, home to almost a quarter of the ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3311ASIAN 6611NES 3511

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16505 RELST 3311   SEM 101

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Prerequisite: one course in the humanities.

RELST 3888

This course explores the interactions between Jews, Christians, and other religious groups in late antiquity, especially in Sasanian Persia circa the first through seventh century C.E. Students pay particular ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18435 RELST 3888   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Mokhtarian, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 4100

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  6049 RELST 4100   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Brittain, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 4449

This seminar will explore the development of and variety in the academic discipline of Religious Studies. We will consider the emergence of secular approaches to the study of religion arising out of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4449

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16497 RELST 4449   SEM 101

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Prerequisite: one course in religious studies or permission of instructor.

RELST 4537

This course offers a broad survey of contemporary Shi'i beliefs, practices, and politics with a focus on Twelver or Imami Shi'ism. Through a close examination of ethnographies, intellectual and political ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17112 RELST 4537   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 4626

Narratives, particularly sacred narratives, are not static or fixed but rather infinitely flexible and malleable.   Subject to multiple retellings—elaborations, modifications, and deletions—stories take ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18084 RELST 4626   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 4652

This experimental seminar examines religious artisans and designers as central contributors to the religious worlds they help create. Reading across religious traditions and time periods, we will learn ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17812 RELST 4652   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Irwin, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

Syllabi: none
  • 20916 RELST 4652   SEM 102

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Irwin, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 4931

Chinese discourses have long linked the circulation of cosmic energies, political power, and bodily vitalities. In these models political order, spiritual cultivation, and health are achieved and enhanced ... view course details

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  • 16867 RELST 4931   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 4990

For undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or do extensive reading on a special topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4512 RELST 4990   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7055 RELST 4990   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

RELST 4995

RELST 4995 is the first course in the Honors two-part sequence. The Honors Program is open to Religious Studies majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial part of their senior ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4700 RELST 4995   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    RELST 4995 is the FIRST course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

RELST 4996

RELST 4996 is the second course in the Honors two-part sequence. The Honors Program is open to Religious Studies majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial part of their senior ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7062 RELST 4996   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    RELST 4996 is the SECOND course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

RELST 6020

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  6052 RELST 6020   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Brittain, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 6537

This course offers a broad survey of contemporary Shi'i beliefs, practices, and politics with a focus on Twelver or Imami Shi'ism. Through a close examination of ethnographies, intellectual and political ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17109 RELST 6537   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 6626

Narratives, particularly sacred narratives, are not static or fixed but rather infinitely flexible and malleable.   Subject to multiple retellings—elaborations, modifications, and deletions—stories take ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18089 RELST 6626   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 6652

This experimental seminar examines religious artisans and designers as central contributors to the religious worlds they help create. Reading across religious traditions and time periods, we will learn ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none
  • 17816 RELST 6652   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Irwin, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

Syllabi: none
  • 20920 RELST 6652   SEM 102

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Irwin, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

RELST 6888

This course explores the interactions between Jews, Christians, and other religious groups in late antiquity, especially in Sasanian Persia circa the first through seventh century C.E. Students pay particular ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18440 RELST 6888   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Mokhtarian, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online