RELST 3724
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Classes
RELST 3724
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.
What happens after death? If there is an Afterlife, how is it connected to earthly life? What would the Afterlife actually look like? What role does God or Satan play in the Afterlife? Since the earliest Qur'anic Revelations, Muslims have questioned, imagined and written about the Afterlife. In this course, we will read widely from across the Islamic religious and literary traditions, reading primary texts in translation. We will begin with a survey of the imagination of the Afterlife in scriptural, religious and literary texts, before examining the role and importance of the Afterlife in Islamic legal thinking and morality. Thereafter, we will focus on theological and ethical problems that arise from the imagination of the Afterlife, focusing in particular on the gendered experience of the Afterlife, as well as the question of whether the individual has free will and moral agency or whether eschatological fate is predetermined.
When Offered Spring.
Breadth Requirement (GHB)
Distribution Category (CA-AS, ETM-AS)
Course Attribute (CU-ITL)
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3724, MEDVL 6724, NES 3724, NES 6724, RELST 6724
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Lawrence, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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