Religious Studies (RELST)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. The Catalog/Courses of Study 2025-2026 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)
RELST 2273
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2273
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
RELST 2627
Course Description
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
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)
RELST 2666
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2666, JWST 2666, MEDVL 2666, NES 2666
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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
RELST 2772
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2772, ARKEO 2772, NES 2772
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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)
RELST 3770
Course Description
Practice makes perfect, the old saying goes, but the nature of that connection remains opaque. This course, conducted in English and intended as a sequel to FREN 3540 - On Paying Attention, gives students ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FREN 3770, MEDVL 3760
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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)
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)
RELST 4023
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4023, ASIAN 6023, RELST 6023
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
RELST 4100
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 6020
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
RELST 4310
Course Description
Topic: Writing Through the Forest in Search of Trees. Hello, Humanities Student! Are you a plotter or a pantser? Not sure? Come and join us to find out, and to gain valuable insight into what kind of a ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4310, ARTH 6310, JWST 4310, JWST 6310, MEDVL 4310, MEDVL 6310, NES 4700, NES 6700, RELST 6310, SPAN 4570, SPAN 6590
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
RELST 4407
Course Description
The modern Jewish religious movement known as Hasidism began in Eastern Europe in the eighteenth century and thrives today. We will approach Hasidism primarily through three avenues: recent critical social ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4407, ANTHR 7407, JWST 4407, JWST 7404, NES 4407, NES 7404, RELST 7404
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
RELST 4480
Course Description
Idea(l)s of modernity across the Global South have been largely rooted in Euro-American projections of "civilization", and "civilizational" projects. The colonial worldview in which only Western(ized) ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4480, ASIAN 6678, HIST 4408, HIST 6408, RELST 6678
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: one 3000 level course in the humanities; some knowledge of Asian history.
RELST 4548
Course Description
No description available. view course details
RELST 4706
Course Description
How can a small sculpture produce monumental effects? Recent shifts in metal-detecting and excavation practices have transformed our understanding of the scope of figural art after the Roman empire's collapse; ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4706, ARKEO 6706, ARTH 4706, ARTH 6706, MEDVL 4706, MEDVL 6706, RELST 6706, SHUM 4706, SHUM 6706
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
RELST 4931
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4429, BSOC 4911, CAPS 4931, HIST 4931, HIST 6931, STS 4911
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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
- T
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
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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 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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 https://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 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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 https://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 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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 https://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)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To enroll in Honors, please email Ayla Hodges (akc52) 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)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To enroll in Honors, please email Ayla Hodges (akc52) 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 6020
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 4100
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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)
RELST 6023
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4023, ASIAN 6023, RELST 4023
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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
- MW
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Blackburn, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
RELST 6310
Course Description
Topic: Writing Through the Forest in Search of Trees. Hello, Humanities Student! Are you a plotter or a pantser? Not sure? Come and join us to find out, and to gain valuable insight into what kind of a ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4310, ARTH 6310, JWST 4310, JWST 6310, MEDVL 4310, MEDVL 6310, NES 4700, NES 6700, RELST 4310, SPAN 4570, SPAN 6590
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
RELST 6678
Course Description
Idea(l)s of modernity across the Global South have been largely rooted in Euro-American projections of "civilization", and "civilizational" projects. The colonial worldview in which only Western(ized) ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4480, ASIAN 6678, HIST 4408, HIST 6408, RELST 4480
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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
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: one 3000 level course in the humanities; some knowledge of Asian history.
RELST 6706
Course Description
How can a small sculpture produce monumental effects? Recent shifts in metal-detecting and excavation practices have transformed our understanding of the scope of figural art after the Roman empire's collapse; ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4706, ARKEO 6706, ARTH 4706, ARTH 6706, MEDVL 4706, MEDVL 6706, RELST 4706, SHUM 4706, SHUM 6706
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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)
RELST 7404
Course Description
The modern Jewish religious movement known as Hasidism began in Eastern Europe in the eighteenth century and thrives today. We will approach Hasidism primarily through three avenues: recent critical social ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4407, ANTHR 7407, JWST 4407, JWST 7404, NES 4407, NES 7404, RELST 4407
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)