Religious Studies (RELST)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.
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Classes
RELST 2060
Course Description
This course explores the history of religions among people of African descent from the period of the development of the transatlantic slave trade (1440s) to the present. Its aim is to introduce students ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 2060
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Pickett, X
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 2248
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2248, HIST 2548
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Blackburn, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 2279
Course Description
Students will study Chinese myths from the earliest times. Focus will be on understanding how people have used myth to create and convey meaning, on examining the form Chinese myths take, and on considering ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2279
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
McNeal, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 2299
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2299
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 2599
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BSOC 2599, JWST 2599, NES 2599
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Mokhtarian, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 2627
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the study of Islam and Islamic history. Organized historically, the lecture series will begin with the career of the Prophet Muhammad, before charting the course of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2627, MEDVL 2627, NES 2627
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Lawrence, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 2724
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2724, NES 2724
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Monroe, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 2852
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2852, JWST 2852
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Litvak, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 3060
Course Description
This course explores past and contemporary theories of emotions and different kinds of emotions like wonder, grief, anger, and fear, all with an eye toward the study and practice of religion, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3060
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Pickett, X
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 3320
Course Description
This course will examine both the practice of and the ideology surrounding forms of meditation in Buddhist traditions from South, Southeast, and East Asia in premodern and contemporary times. We will explore ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3320
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 3322
Course Description
In her pathbreaking text Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval Saidiya Hartman writes that "young Black women were radical thinkers who tirelessly imagined other ways ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3322
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Dromgoole, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 3539
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3340, COML 6539, JWST 3539, JWST 6539, MEDVL 3539, MEDVL 6539, NES 3539, NES 6539, RELST 6539, SPAN 3539, SPAN 6539
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Brann, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 3720
Course Description
This course focuses on how Biblical texts represent women in ancient Israel, and how the Bible's representations constitute both a fabrication and a manifestation of social life on the ground. We will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 3721, FGSS 6721, JWST 3720, JWST 6720, NES 3720, NES 6720, RELST 6720
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Monroe, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 3787
Course Description
The Qur'an is a cornucopia of stories, laws, apocalyptic visions, Paradisical landscapes and stark warnings. This course presents students with the opportunity not only to read the Qur'an in translation ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3787, MEDVL 6787, NES 3787, NES 6787, RELST 6787
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Lawrence, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 4020
Course Description
Do modern times (which are experienced and conceptualized in varied ways) pose distinctive problems and opportunities for Buddhists? How are Buddhist teachings drawn into forms of social and political ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4020, ASIAN 6020, RELST 6022
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Blackburn, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
RELST 4021
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4021, ASIAN 6021, RELST 6021
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Law, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: one course in Asian religions or Buddhism.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
RELST 4196
Course Description
How has the remembrance of the past shaped the evolution of Jewish religion, identity, and culture from Biblical times to the present? How have the creation, dissemination, and preservation of Jewish memory ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 4196, JWST 4196, NES 4196
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Juni, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 4256
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4256, ANTHR 7250, ARKEO 4256, ARKEO 7250, LATA 4250, LATA 7250, RELST 7250
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Henderson, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 4990
Course Description
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
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Law, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
RELST 4995
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
RELST 6021
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4021, ASIAN 6021, RELST 4021
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Law, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: one course in Asian religions or Buddhism.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
RELST 6022
Course Description
Do modern times (which are experienced and conceptualized in varied ways) pose distinctive problems and opportunities for Buddhists? How are Buddhist teachings drawn into forms of social and political ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4020, ASIAN 6020, RELST 4020
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Blackburn, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 6539
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3340, COML 6539, JWST 3539, JWST 6539, MEDVL 3539, MEDVL 6539, NES 3539, NES 6539, RELST 3539, SPAN 3539, SPAN 6539
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Brann, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 6720
Course Description
This course focuses on how Biblical texts represent women in ancient Israel, and how the Bible's representations constitute both a fabrication and a manifestation of social life on the ground. We will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 3721, FGSS 6721, JWST 3720, JWST 6720, NES 3720, NES 6720, RELST 3720
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Monroe, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 6787
Course Description
The Qur'an is a cornucopia of stories, laws, apocalyptic visions, Paradisical landscapes and stark warnings. This course presents students with the opportunity not only to read the Qur'an in translation ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3787, MEDVL 6787, NES 3787, NES 6787, RELST 3787
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Lawrence, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 7250
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4256, ANTHR 7250, ARKEO 4256, ARKEO 7250, LATA 4250, LATA 7250, RELST 4256
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Henderson, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person