Class Roster - Fall 2021 - Subject

RELST 2248

Buddhists in the Indian Ocean Arena: Past and Present

For millennia, Buddhist monks, merchants, pilgrims, diplomats, and adventurers have moved around the Indian Ocean arena circulating Buddhist teachings and powerful objects. In doing so they helped create ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2248, HIST 2548
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18516 RELST 2248 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 9:40am - 10:55am Rockefeller Hall 121
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Blackburn, A
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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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2276

Sensational Religion

This course explores the relationships between the senses (seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, and tasting), emotions (fear, happiness, sadness, etc.), and religion, especially religious practices and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2276
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17875 RELST 2276 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:45pm - 4:00pm Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, K

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	A History Of Religion In 51/2 Objects: Bringing The Spiritual To Its Senses Author Plate	Plate	9780807036709 Beacon Press	$15.00 - $20.00
Required	Key Terms In Material Religion Author Plate	Plate	9781472595454 Bloomsbury Publishing	$27.00 - $35.95
Required	Natural History Of The Senses Author Ackerman	Ackerman	9780679735663 Random House, Inc.	$12.00 - $15.95

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2299

Buddhism

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
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6994 RELST 2299 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:20am - 12:10pm Rockefeller Hall 115
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Boucher, D

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	The Norton Anthology of World Religions - Buddhism Author Lopez	Lopez	9780393354997 W.w. Norton	$22.50 - $29.95
Optional	Foundations Of Buddhism Author Gethin	Gethin	9780192892232 Oxford University Press	$22.50 - $29.95

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Instruction Mode: In Person

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Class Number & Section Details

7017 RELST 2299 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:20am - 12:10pm Rockefeller Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- 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

7018 RELST 2299 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 12:25pm - 1:15pm Rockefeller Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- 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 2546

South Asian Religions in Practice: The Healing Traditions

This course offers an anthropological approach to the study of religious traditions and practices in South Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. The course begins with a short survey of the major ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2546, ASIAN 2254
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

20105 RELST 2546 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:45pm - 4:00pm Rockefeller Hall 115
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Willford, A

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Darsan Seeing The Divine Image In India (Edition: 3) Author Eck, Diana L.	Eck, Diana L.	9780231112659 Columbia University Press	$18.00 - $24.00
Required	Shamans, Mystics And Doctors: A Psychological Inquiry Into India And Its Healing Traditions Author Kakar, Sudhir	Kakar, Sudhir	9780226422794 University Of Chicago Press	$24.00 - $32.00
Canvas Delivered Course Material - Direct Bursar Billed After Trial or Opt-Out	Instant Access - see Canvas course Author Instant Access	Instant Access	Routledge	$84.12
Canvas Delivered Course Material - Direct Bursar Billed After Trial or Opt-Out	Instant Access - see Canvas course Author Instant Access	Instant Access	Univ Of Chicago	$26.00
Canvas Delivered Course Material - Direct Bursar Billed After Trial or Opt-Out	Instant Access - see Canvas course Author Instant Access	Instant Access	Indiana Univ Press	$9.99
Canvas Delivered Course Material - Direct Bursar Billed After Trial or Opt-Out	Instant Access - see Canvas course Author Instant Access	Instant Access	Duke	$26.95
Canvas Delivered Course Material - Direct Bursar Billed After Trial or Opt-Out	Instant Access - see Canvas course Author Instant Access	Instant Access	Routledge	$30.39

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2599

Medicine, Magic and Science in the Ancient Near East

This course explores the history of medicine and other sciences in the ancient Near East, broadly defined. In addition to medicine, the other scientific disciplines covered in this course include mathematics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2599, NES 2599
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18292 RELST 2599 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 9:40am - 10:55am Savage Hall 200
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Mokhtarian, 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 2620

Brazil to Brooklyn: Jewish Cultures of the Americas

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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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2630, COML 2630, ENGL 2630, JWST 2630
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16770 RELST 2620 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:20am - 12:10pm Statler Hall 441
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Branfman, 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 2655

Introduction to Islamic Civilization

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 2530, MEDVL 2655, NES 2655
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6756 RELST 2655 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:45pm - 4:00pm Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	A History Of The Muslim World To 1405 The Making Of A Civilization Author Egger	Egger	9780130983893 Taylor & Francis	$84.75 - $112.95
Required	The Norton Anthology Of World Religions: Islam: Islam Author Mcauliffe	Mcauliffe	9780393355024 W W Norton & Company	$22.50 - $29.95

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RELST 2724

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) is a repository of ancient Israelite religious, political, social, historical, and literary traditions. For the modern reader these ancient traditions are often obscured ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2724, NES 2724
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18041 RELST 2724 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 9:40am - 10:55am Ives Hall 109
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament Author Coogan, Michael D	Coogan, Michael D	9780190903756	$52.50 - $69.99
Required	Jewish Study Bible (Edition: 2) Author Jewish Publication Society	Jewish Publication Society	9780199978465 Oxford University Press	$33.75 - $45.00

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RELST 2910

Jewish Modernity

In the past two centuries, Jewish men and women have adapted remarkably well to the modern condition, embracing the opportunities associated with higher education, city life, industrial capitalism and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2910, JWST 2920, NES 2620
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

19260 RELST 2910 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:45pm - 4:00pm Morrill Hall 404
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Litvak, O

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Letter to the Father/Brief an Den Vater: Bilingual Edition Author Kafka	Kafka	9780805212662 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group	$10.50 - $14.00
Required	Maus I : My Father Bleeds History Author Spiegelman	Spiegelman	9780394747231 Random House, Inc.	$12.00 - $16.00
Canvas Delivered Course Material - Direct Bursar Billed After Trial or Opt-Out	Instant Access - see Canvas course Author Instant Access	Instant Access	Princeton	$19.08
Canvas Delivered Course Material - Direct Bursar Billed After Trial or Opt-Out	Instant Access - see Canvas course Author Instant Access	Instant Access	Princeton	$17.55

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RELST 3309

Temple in the World: Buddhism in Contemporary South and Southeast Asia

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, ASIAN 5509, RELST 5509
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16694 RELST 3309 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:00pm - 2:15pm Rockefeller Hall 128
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Blackburn, A
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 3530

A Mediterranean Society and Its Culture

This course examines the cultural and historical interaction of Muslims and Jews from the emergence of Islam in the seventh century through the classical age of Islam down to the turn of the thirteenth ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 3530, MEDVL 3530, NES 3530
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17952 RELST 3530 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:25pm - 2:20pm White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations Author Meddeb, Abdelwaha	Meddeb, Abdelwaha	9780691151274	$56.25 - $75.00
Required	A Mediterranean Society, an Abridgment in One Volume Author Goitein, S. D.	Goitein, S. D.	9780520240599	$27.75 - $36.95
Required	Cultures Of The Jews (v2) (ed Biale) (p) Author Biale	Biale	9780805212013 Schocken Books	$15.00 - $19.95
Required	The Jews Of Arab Lands: A History And Source Book Author Stillman	Stillman	9780827601987 Jewish Publication Society	$26.25 - $35.00

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RELST 3535

Moses to Modernity

This course is an introduction to Jewish philosophy – from Biblical texts to 20th century work. Our inquiries will span metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of religion, and political philosophy. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 3535, PHIL 3535
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17130 RELST 3535 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:25am - 12:40pm Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Hubner, 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 3540

On Paying Attention

In the age of smartphones and Facebook, the competing claims made on our attention only seem to be multiplying. This course is an opportunity to think about and to enact certain practices of attentiveness ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FREN 3540
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17138 RELST 3540 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 7:30pm - 8:45pm Klarman Hall KG42
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- 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 3677

The Search for the Historical Muhammad

As the founder of Islam Muhammad is one of the most influential figures in world history. An important source for his life is the Sira of Ibn Ishaq (d. ca. 761), a biography that opens with Muhammad's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 3677, HIST 6677, MEDVL 3677, MEDVL 6677, NES 3677, NES 6677
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17984 RELST 3677 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 9:40am - 10:55am Sibley Hall 211
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction Author Brown	Brown	9780199559282 Oxford University Press	$9.00 - $11.95

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RELST 4256

Time and History in Ancient Mexico

An introduction to belief systems in ancient Mexico and Central America, emphasizing the blending of religion, astrology, myth, history, and prophecy. Interpreting text and image in pre-Columbian books ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4256, ANTHR 7250, ARKEO 4256, ARKEO 7250, LATA 4250, LATA 7250, RELST 7250
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

20106 RELST 4256 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 9:05am - 11:00am McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, 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 4451

Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema

Examines the new cinemas of Southeast Asia and their engagement with contemporary discourses of gender and sexuality. It pays special attention to the ways in which sexuality and gendered embodiment are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4451, ASIAN 6631, COML 4451, COML 6651, FGSS 4451, FGSS 6331, LGBT 4451, LGBT 6331, PMA 4451
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6998 RELST 4451 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:25pm - 2:20pm Uris Hall G24
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Fuhrmann, A
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 4485

Secularism and the Minority Question

There is a vexed relationship between secular governance and the lived struggles of religious minorities. While proponents claim that secular reason is a solution to religious strife, recent scholarship ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4485, ANTHR 7485, RELST 7485
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18324 RELST 4485 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 9:05am - 11:00am McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Raheja, 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 4665

Augustine

Topic: Augustine's philosophy of mind in De Trinitate view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4665, MEDVL 6210, PHIL 4210, PHIL 6210, RELST 6210
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Augustine's Philosophy of Mind
Class Number & Section Details

17326 RELST 4665 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 7:30pm - 9:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Brittain, C
  MacDonald, S

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	The Trinity (Edition: 2) Author Augustine	Augustine	9781565484467	$30.00 - $39.95

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RELST 4990

Directed Study

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

4451 RELST 4990 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- 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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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.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6981 RELST 4990 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- 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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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.

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RELST 4995

Senior Honors Essay I

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

4639 RELST 4995 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- 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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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.

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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

18458 RELST 4995 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- 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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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

18459 RELST 4995 IND 603
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- 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 4996

Senior Honors Essay II

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

6988 RELST 4996 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- 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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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.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18460 RELST 4996 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- 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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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18461 RELST 4996 IND 603
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- 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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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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RELST 5509

Temple in the World

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3309, ASIAN 5509, RELST 3309
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

20272 RELST 5509 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:00pm - 2:15pm Rockefeller Hall 128
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Blackburn, A
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 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 6020, PHIL 6020
Credits and Grading Basis

1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

5990 RELST 6020 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 7:30pm - 9:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 320
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  MacDonald, S
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RELST 6210

Topics in Medieval Philosophy

Graduate seminar covering a topic in medieval philosophy. view course details

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Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4665, MEDVL 6210, PHIL 4210, PHIL 6210, RELST 4665
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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Topic: Augustine's Philosophy of Mind
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8468 RELST 6210 SEM 101
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- M 7:30pm - 9:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Brittain, C
  MacDonald, S

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	The Trinity (Edition: 2) Author Augustine	Augustine	9781565484467	$30.00 - $39.95
Optional	Augustine Author Matthews	Matthews	9780631233480 John Wiley & Sons	$31.50 - $41.95
Optional	Augustine: On The Trinity Books 8-15 Author Augustine	Augustine	9780521796651 Cambridge University Press	$41.25 - $54.99

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RELST 6284

Culture, Religion, and Politics

What types of political outcomes can religion and culture help explain? What political and social factors affect religious identity and institutions? This course is designed to provide graduate students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 6284
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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20448 RELST 6284 SEM 101
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- T 11:20am - 1:50pm Sibley Hall B10
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Blackman, A
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RELST 6330

A Mediterranean Society and Its Culture

This course examines the cultural and historical interaction of Muslims and Jews from the emergence of Islam in the seventh century through the classical age of Islam down to the turn of the thirteenth ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 6330, MEDVL 6330, NES 6330
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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19353 RELST 6330 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:20am - 1:15pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations Author Meddeb, Abdelwaha	Meddeb, Abdelwaha	9780691151274	$56.25 - $75.00
Required	A Mediterranean Society, an Abridgment in One Volume Author Goitein, S. D.	Goitein, S. D.	9780520240599	$27.75 - $36.95
Required	Cultures Of The Jews (v2) (ed Biale) (p) Author Biale	Biale	9780805212013 Schocken Books	$15.00 - $19.95
Required	Dream Of The Poem: Hebrew Poetry From Muslim Author Cole	Cole	9780691121956 Princeton University Press	$24.00 - $31.95
Required	The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart Author Ibn Pakuda	Ibn Pakuda	9781904113232 Littman Library Of Jewish Civilization, The	$26.25 - $34.95
Required	The Jews Of Arab Lands: A History And Source Book Author Stillman	Stillman	9780827601987 Jewish Publication Society	$26.25 - $35.00

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RELST 7250

Time and History in Ancient Mexico

Explores the ways Mesoamericans understood the world and their place in it, and the ways they constructed history as these are reflected in the few books that have survived from the period before the European ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4256, ANTHR 7250, ARKEO 4256, ARKEO 7250, LATA 4250, LATA 7250, RELST 4256
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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20108 RELST 7250 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 9:05am - 11:00am McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
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RELST 7485

Secularism and the Minority Question

There is a vexed relationship between secular governance and the lived struggles of religious minorities. While proponents claim that secular reason is a solution to religious strife, recent scholarship ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4485, ANTHR 7485, RELST 4485
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18338 RELST 7485 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 9:05am - 11:00am McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Raheja, N
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RELST 2248 Buddhists in the Indian Ocean Arena: Past and Present

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RELST 2276 Sensational Religion

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RELST 2299 Buddhism

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RELST 2546 South Asian Religions in Practice: The Healing Traditions

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RELST 2599 Medicine, Magic and Science in the Ancient Near East

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RELST 2620 Brazil to Brooklyn: Jewish Cultures of the Americas

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RELST 2655 Introduction to Islamic Civilization

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RELST 2724 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

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RELST 2910 Jewish Modernity

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RELST 3309 Temple in the World: Buddhism in Contemporary South and Southeast Asia

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RELST 2248

Buddhists in the Indian Ocean Arena: Past and Present

RELST 2276

Sensational Religion

RELST 2299

Buddhism

RELST 2546

South Asian Religions in Practice: The Healing Traditions

RELST 2599

Medicine, Magic and Science in the Ancient Near East

RELST 2620

Brazil to Brooklyn: Jewish Cultures of the Americas

RELST 2655

Introduction to Islamic Civilization

RELST 2724

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

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Jewish Modernity

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Temple in the World: Buddhism in Contemporary South and Southeast Asia

RELST 3530

A Mediterranean Society and Its Culture

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Moses to Modernity

RELST 3540

On Paying Attention

RELST 3677

The Search for the Historical Muhammad

RELST 4256

Time and History in Ancient Mexico

RELST 4451

Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema

RELST 4485

Secularism and the Minority Question

RELST 4665

Augustine

RELST 4990

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