Religious Studies (RELST)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

RELST 2112

This course examines Black spirituality, religion, and protest from an historical perspective, beginning with African traditions and Christianity during enslavement, which created resistance ideology and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2112ASRC 2112HIST 2112

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17327 RELST 2112   SEM 101

RELST 2204

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

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 2204ASRC 2204

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7613 RELST 2204   SEM 101

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

RELST 2247

Whether it is politics, society, the law, sexuality, popular culture or minorities' rights, the media are saturated with news on Islam. This course introduces topical issues in Islam as a religious, historical, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2247NES 2649

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16093 RELST 2247   LEC 001

RELST 2250

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2250

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6864 RELST 2250   LEC 001

  •  6865 RELST 2250   DIS 201

  •  6866 RELST 2250   DIS 202

  •  6867 RELST 2250   DIS 203

  •  7435 RELST 2250   DIS 204

RELST 2277

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

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2277

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8323 RELST 2277   LEC 001

RELST 2575

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

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 2575NES 2575NES 6575

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7421 RELST 2575   LEC 001

RELST 2626

In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte led a French expedition to Egypt, fighting a campaign that would extend to Syria and last three years. Napoleon's journey, however, signalled far more than the beginning of ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 2626

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16064 RELST 2626   LEC 001

RELST 2629

This course provides a literary and historical introduction to the earliest Christian writings, especially those that eventually came to be included in the New Testament.  Through the lens of the Gospel ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2613JWST 2629NES 2629

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15985 RELST 2629   LEC 001

RELST 2676

Articulating and elaborating religious justifications for war is a cultural practice unique to the three monotheistic traditions and their respective textual communities. This notion and its practice have ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: JWST 2676MEDVL 2676NES 2676

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15974 RELST 2676   LEC 001

  • 16368 RELST 2676   DIS 201

  • 16369 RELST 2676   DIS 202

  • 16370 RELST 2676   DIS 203

RELST 3309

How do Buddhists live out their philosophies and ethics? What are the spaces of ritual, devotion, meditation, education, and politics? How do Buddhist practices and affiliations satisfy aesthetic and emotional ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3309

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8868 RELST 3309   LEC 001

RELST 3311

What role does Islam take in the politics, history, arts and rituals of Southeast Asia? Structured as a seminar, this course takes you on a journey through Southeast Asia, home to almost a quarter of the ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3311ASIAN 6611NES 3511

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16086 RELST 3311   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: One course in the humanities.

RELST 3416

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

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Syllabi: none
  •  8329 RELST 3416   LEC 001

RELST 3738

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

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 3738CLASS 3738

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8963 RELST 3738   SEM 101

RELST 4100

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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  •  7232 RELST 4100   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • MacDonald, S

RELST 4441

This course will explore the origins and early developments of a movement in Indian Buddhism known as the Great Vehicle. We will intensively examine a small slice of this movement's voluminous literature ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4441

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16091 RELST 4441   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: One course with significant Buddhist content.

RELST 4660

In the 1960s, religiosity was said to be a mere byproduct of tradition, increasingly marginalized by modernization. Yet, in an unexpected turn, the 1970s saw religious revival swept across the globe as ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 4660NES 6650

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16037 RELST 4660   SEM 101

RELST 4665

An examination of Augustine's wide-ranging reflections on the nature of mind, giving special attention to his later, major works: Confessions, De trinitate, and De genesi ad litteram. view course details

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Syllabi:
  • Topic: Augustine's Philosophy of Mind

  • 14936 RELST 4665   SEM 101

RELST 4991

For undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or do extensive reading on a special topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6401 RELST 4991   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7835 RELST 4991   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Boucher, D

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7836 RELST 4991   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Brann, R

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8818 RELST 4991   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Law, J

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

RELST 4995

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

  •  9509 RELST 4995   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

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

RELST 4996

RELST 4996 is the second course in the Honors two-part sequence. The Honors Program is open to Religious Studies majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial part of their senior ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6388 RELST 4996   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

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

RELST 6020

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7227 RELST 6020   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • MacDonald, S

RELST 6616

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

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Syllabi: none
  •  8331 RELST 6616   LEC 001