Religious Studies (RELST)Arts and Sciences

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RELST 2060
Introduction to Africana Religions

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2060

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19558 RELST 2060   LEC 001

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    • TR Stimson Hall G01
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Pickett, X

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2273
Religion and Ecological Sustainability

This course introduces the academic study of religion. 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 ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2273

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20621 RELST 2273   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

RELST 2279
Chinese Mythology

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2279

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18079 RELST 2279   LEC 001

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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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10552 RELST 2299   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10553 RELST 2299   DIS 201

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10554 RELST 2299   DIS 202

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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: BSOC 2599, JWST 2599, NES 2599

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18355 RELST 2599   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2627
Introduction to Islam

This course is an introduction to the study of Islam and Islamic history. Organised historically, the lecture series will begin with the career of the Prophet Muhammad, before charting the course of the ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2627, MEDVL 2627, NES 2627

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19488 RELST 2627   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2724
The Jewish Bible-Old Testament in Context

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5926 RELST 2724   LEC 001

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    • MW Sibley Hall 115
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2852
Judaism and the Origins of Christianity

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 2852, JWST 2852

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18269 RELST 2852   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 3060
Emotions, Religion, and Race

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 3060

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19567 RELST 3060   LEC 001

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    • TR Africana Ctr B01
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Pickett, X

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 3320
Buddhist Meditation Traditions

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3320

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11106 RELST 3320   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

RELST 3322
Gospel and The Blues: A Black Women's History I, 1900-1973

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 3322, FGSS 3322, MUSIC 3322

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19572 RELST 3322   SEM 101

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    • TR Uris Hall 498
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Dromgoole, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 3539
Islamic Spain: Culture and Society

This course examines the culture and society of al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) from 711, when Islam arrived in Iberia, until 1492 and the demise of Nasrid Granada. Through extensive discussion and analysis ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 18278 RELST 3539   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 3720
Women and Gender in Biblical Israel

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

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Syllabi: none

  • 18627 RELST 3720   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 3787
Interpreting the Qur'an

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

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Syllabi: none

  • 19496 RELST 3787   SEM 101

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    • TR Lincoln Hall 107
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 4100
Latin Philosophical Texts

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 21450 RELST 4100   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 4196
From the Bible to the Museum: Jewish Memory and Public History

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 4196, JWST 4196, NES 4196

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18402 RELST 4196   SEM 101

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    • W White Hall B06
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Juni, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18403 RELST 4196   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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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  • 18899 RELST 4256   SEM 101

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    • M McGraw Hall 215
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Henderson, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3367 RELST 4990   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5291 RELST 4990   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9755 RELST 4990   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study 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. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3494 RELST 4995   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To enroll in Honors, please email Ayla Hodges (akc52) to request a permission number.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5960 RELST 4995   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To enroll in Honors, please email Ayla Hodges (akc52) to request a permission number.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5961 RELST 4995   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To enroll in Honors, please email Ayla Hodges (akc52) to request a permission number.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9735 RELST 4995   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To enroll in Honors, please email Ayla Hodges (akc52) to request a permission number.

    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

  • 21447 RELST 6020   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)

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.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 6284

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20544 RELST 6284   SEM 101

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    • R Uris Hall 394
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Blackman, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20545 RELST 6284   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

RELST 6539
Islamic Spain: Culture and Society

This course examines the culture and society of al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) from 711, when Islam arrived in Iberia, until 1492 and the demise of Nasrid Granada. Through extensive discussion and analysis ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  • 18285 RELST 6539   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 6720
Women and Gender in Biblical Israel

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

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  • 18631 RELST 6720   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 6787
Interpreting the Qur'an

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

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  • 19492 RELST 6787   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR Lincoln Hall 107
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 19527 RELST 7250   SEM 101

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    • M McGraw Hall 215
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Henderson, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person