Class Roster - Spring 2017 - Subject

RELST 2204

Introduction to Quranic Arabic

This course is designed for students who are interested in reading the language of the Qur'an with accuracy and understanding. The first week (4 classes) will be devoted to an introduction of the history ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 2204, NES 2204
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

8204 RELST 2204 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall 106
- Instructors
  
  Wahba, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Taught in English. Does not count towards Arts and Sciences language requirement.

RELST 2209

Daoist Traditions

In this course we will examine the modes of philosophical and spiritual inquiry, varieties of spiritual/bodily cultivation and practice, and religious organizations and movements in China that we know ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2289, CAPS 2209, HIST 2209
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17840 RELST 2209 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Rockefeller Hall B15
- Instructors
  
  Hinrichs, T
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 2250

Introduction to Asian Religions

This course will explore religious traditions in South Asia (Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka) and East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) including Hinduism, Buddhism (South Asian and East Asian), Sikhism, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2250
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

7380 RELST 2250 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:25pm - 2:15pm Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Instructors
  
  Boucher, D
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

Class Number & Section Details

7381 RELST 2250 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:25pm - 2:15pm Rockefeller Hall 112
- Instructors
  
  Boucher, D
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

Class Number & Section Details

7382 RELST 2250 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm Rockefeller Hall 103
- Instructors
  
  Boucher, D
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

Class Number & Section Details

7383 RELST 2250 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- F 12:20pm - 1:10pm Rockefeller Hall 102
- Instructors
  
  Boucher, D
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

Class Number & Section Details

8025 RELST 2250 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:25pm - 2:15pm Rockefeller Hall 132
- Instructors
  
  Boucher, D
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 2277

Meditation in Indian Culture

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

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2277
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

9293 RELST 2277 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Instructors
  
  Gold, D
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 2575

Myth and Religion in Mesopotamia

This course will survey the cultic practices and beliefs of ancient Babylonia and Assyria, the two major civilizations of Mesopotamia. We will examine the major myths of this region, e.g., Ishtar's Descent ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2575, NES 2575, NES 6575
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

8009 RELST 2575 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Morrill Hall 106
- Instructors
  
  Tenney, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 2695

Introduction to Christian History

This course offers an introduction to the history of Christianity from the first century through the seventeenth and perhaps a bit beyond. Our emphasis will be on the diversity of Christian traditions, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2636, MEDVL 2695, NES 2695
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16567 RELST 2695 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Rockefeller Hall 115
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 3255

Sacred, Holy, Divine

These are names of an existential dimension commonly taken to have gone missing in our time. The flight of the gods and the death of God have supposedly left a disenchanted world with little room for the ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3255
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17591 RELST 3255 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Klarman Hall KG44
- Instructors
  
  Molde, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 3309

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

Buddhism is often thought of as a meditative and philosophical tradition, remote from the concerns and pleasures of everyday life, practical ethics, and politics. This course explores the unfolding of ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

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

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

Class Number & Section Details

16525 RELST 3309 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Lincoln Hall 107
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 3344

Introduction to Indian Philosophy

This course will survey the rich and sophisticated tradition of Indian philosophical thought from its beginnings in the speculations of Upanishads, surveying debates between Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3344, CLASS 3674, PHIL 3930
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

16547 RELST 3344 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am Rockefeller Hall 128
- Instructors
  
  McCrea, L
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 3416

Zen Buddhism: Food, Tea and Hospitality in Praxis

This course explores the Zen's central religious, historical and aesthetic developments. We read primary sources in translation and secondary sources. We examine the rise of the Ch'an tradition in China ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3316, ASIAN 6616, RELST 6616
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

9342 RELST 3416 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:55pm - 4:10pm Rockefeller Hall 102
- Instructors
  
  Law, J
- W 2:55pm - 4:10pm Rockefeller Hall 128
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

RELST 3420

Myth, Ritual, and Symbol

Examines how systems of thought, symbolic forms, and ritual practice are formulated and expressed in primarily non-Western societies. Focuses on anthropological interpretations of space, time, cosmology, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 3420
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16919 RELST 3420 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Morrill Hall 106
- Instructors
  
  Garces, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

Class Number & Section Details

16920 RELST 3420 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am McGraw Hall 215
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

Class Number & Section Details

16921 RELST 3420 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm McGraw Hall 215
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 3432

Hasidism: History, Community, Thought

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

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3432, ANTHR 6432, JWST 3432, NES 3432, RELST 6432
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17633 RELST 3432 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm McGraw Hall 145
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 3738

Identity in the Ancient World

Have you ever been asked 'who are you' or 'which group do you belong to'? You would have noted how the answer shifts according to who is asking, in which context, etc. While everyone is unique, the possible ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3738, CLASS 3738
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16727 RELST 3738 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Uris Hall G24
- Instructors
  
  Van Oyen, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 3770

On Practice and Perfection

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

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FREN 3770, MEDVL 3760
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17380 RELST 3770 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- W 7:30pm - 9:55pm Morrill Hall 110
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

RELST 4100

Latin Philosophical Texts

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 6020
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7797 RELST 4100 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Brittain, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

RELST 4241

Religion and the State in Chinese History

Religion and politics have had a complex relationship in Chinese history. While various systems of belief have been an integral part of state ideology or co-opted by the state to bolster its authority, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4422, CAPS 4241, HIST 4241
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17599 RELST 4241 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 10:10am - 12:05pm Uris Hall 254
- Instructors
  
  Barwick, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 4352

Medieval Cosmologies: Text, Image, and Music

Cosmology can be understood as the search for order in the universe, for an underlying logic that structures and renders intelligible the raw chaos of sensory experience. In this sense, the production ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4352, ARTH 6352, CLASS 4753, CLASS 7753, MEDVL 4352, MEDVL 6352, MUSIC 4352, NES 4352, NES 6352, RELST 6352, STS 4352, STS 6352, VISST 4352
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17101 RELST 4352 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:25pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 156
- Instructors
  
  Anderson, B
  Hicks, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 4400

Tibetan Buddhism

This course is an exploration of the development of the Vajrayana tradition through a focus on the myths and stories about, and writings by central figures in what is known in the west as Tibetan Buddhism. ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4400
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17028 RELST 4400 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 8:40am - 9:55am Rockefeller Hall 104
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

One course in Religious Studies or Buddhism.

RELST 4449

History and Methods of the Academic Study of Religion

This course provides advanced students in Religious Studies or the humanities a working familiarity with important methodological issues in the academic study of religion. Following a brief historical ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4449
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

8573 RELST 4449 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Rockefeller Hall 382
- Instructors
  
  Boucher, D
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

One course in Religious Studies.

RELST 4517

Saving Synagogues: Architecture, Historic Preservation and Communication

For almost two thousand years the synagogue has been the focal point of Jewish life and identity. It has been the most prominent of Jewish buildings, for Jews and non-Jews. Thousands of synagogues have ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4517, ARKEO 7517, ARTH 4517, ARTH 6517, JWST 4517, JWST 7517, NES 4517
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16651 RELST 4517 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 12:05pm White Hall 106
- Instructors
  
  Gruber, S
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 4548

The Bible and American Ethics

This course will focus on the array of perspectives offered in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament on such contemporary social issues as: immigration; abortion rights, surrogate childbirth, gay marriage, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4548, JWST 4548, NES 4548
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18248 RELST 4548 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 8:00am - 9:55am White Hall 114
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 4618

Seminar in Islamic History: The Beginnings of Islam: 600-750

An examination of Islamic history from 600-750, with special attention to historiography and interpretive issues. Topics to be discussed will include: Arabia and the Near East before Islam; the collection ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4614, HIST 6710, MEDVL 4618, NES 4618, NES 6618, RELST 6618
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16586 RELST 4618 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm White Hall 106
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 4711

The Formation of the Babylonian Talmud

The Babylonian Talmud is one of the most significant and influential books that the Jews of the ancient world produced. This complex and multi-faceted work comprises over five thousand pages of intricate ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 4711, NES 4711, NES 6711
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17931 RELST 4711 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 7:30pm - 9:55pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Instructors
  
  Septimus, Z
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Some reading knowledge of Hebrew and/or experience reading Talmud in its original language required.

RELST 4991

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 the course. ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

6913 RELST 4991 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

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

8499 RELST 4991 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Boucher, D
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

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

8500 RELST 4991 IND 603
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

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

16412 RELST 4991 IND 604
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

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)

RELST 4995

Senior Honors Essay

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

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

18103 RELST 4995 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

RELST 4995 is the FIRST course in the Honors two-part sequence.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

RELST 4996

Senior Honors Essay

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

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

6900 RELST 4996 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

RELST 4996 is the SECOND course in the Honors two-part sequence.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

RELST 6020

Latin Philosophical Texts

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 4100
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7792 RELST 6020 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Brittain, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

RELST 6352

Medieval Cosmologies: Text, Image, and Music

Cosmology can be understood as the search for order in the universe, for an underlying logic that structures and renders intelligible the raw chaos of sensory experience. In this sense, the production ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4352, ARTH 6352, CLASS 4753, CLASS 7753, MEDVL 4352, MEDVL 6352, MUSIC 4352, NES 4352, NES 6352, RELST 4352, STS 4352, STS 6352, VISST 4352
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17123 RELST 6352 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:25pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 156
- Instructors
  
  Anderson, B
  Hicks, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 6432

Hasidism: History, Community, Thought

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

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3432, ANTHR 6432, JWST 3432, NES 3432, RELST 3432
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17634 RELST 6432 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm McGraw Hall 145
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

RELST 6616

Zen Buddhism: Food, Tea and Hospitality in Praxis

This course explores the Zen's central religious, historical and aesthetic developments. We read primary sources in translation and secondary sources. We examine the rise of the Ch'an tradition in China ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3316, ASIAN 6616, RELST 3416
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

9344 RELST 6616 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:55pm - 4:10pm Rockefeller Hall 102
- Instructors
  
  Law, J
- W 2:55pm - 4:10pm Rockefeller Hall 128
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

RELST 6618

Seminar in Islamic History: 600-750

An examination of Islamic history from 600-750, with special attention to historiography and interpretive issues. Topics to be discussed will include: Arabia and the Near East before Islam; the collection ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4614, HIST 6710, MEDVL 4618, NES 4618, NES 6618, RELST 4618
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16589 RELST 6618 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm White Hall 106
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

Religious Studies (RELST)Arts and Sciences

Last Updated

Classes

RELST 2204 Introduction to Quranic Arabic

Course Description

Credits and Grading Basis

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

Additional Information

RELST 2209 Daoist Traditions

Course Description

Credits and Grading Basis

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

RELST 2250 Introduction to Asian Religions

Course Description

Credits and Grading Basis

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

RELST 2277 Meditation in Indian Culture

Course Description

Credits and Grading Basis

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

RELST 2575 Myth and Religion in Mesopotamia

Course Description

Credits and Grading Basis

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

RELST 2695 Introduction to Christian History

Course Description

Credits and Grading Basis

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

RELST 3255 Sacred, Holy, Divine

Course Description

Credits and Grading Basis

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

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

Course Description

Credits and Grading Basis

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

RELST 3344 Introduction to Indian Philosophy

Course Description

Credits and Grading Basis

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

RELST 3416 Zen Buddhism: Food, Tea and Hospitality in Praxis

Course Description

Credits and Grading Basis

Class Number & Section Details

Meeting Pattern

Instructors

Instructors

Additional Information

RELST 3420 Myth, Ritual, and Symbol

Course Description

RELST 2204

Introduction to Quranic Arabic

RELST 2209

Daoist Traditions

RELST 2250

Introduction to Asian Religions

RELST 2277

Meditation in Indian Culture

RELST 2575

Myth and Religion in Mesopotamia

RELST 2695

Introduction to Christian History

RELST 3255

Sacred, Holy, Divine

RELST 3309

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

RELST 3344

Introduction to Indian Philosophy

RELST 3416

Zen Buddhism: Food, Tea and Hospitality in Praxis

RELST 3420

Myth, Ritual, and Symbol

RELST 3432

Hasidism: History, Community, Thought

RELST 3738

Identity in the Ancient World

RELST 3770

On Practice and Perfection

RELST 4100

Latin Philosophical Texts

RELST 4241

Religion and the State in Chinese History

RELST 4352

Medieval Cosmologies: Text, Image, and Music

RELST 4400

Tibetan Buddhism

RELST 4449

History and Methods of the Academic Study of Religion

RELST 4517

Saving Synagogues: Architecture, Historic Preservation and Communication