RELI101 - Introduction to the Study of Religion

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Academic Year 2000/2001

Introduction to the Study of Religion
RELI 101 SP

Clusters:
Christian Studies

This course will examine the many ways in which religion is understood and practiced by a variety of communities as well as the ways it is understood by scholars in the field of religious studies. The three divisions of the curriculum of the Department of Religion (religious traditions, religion in society, and critical theory) will be represented in the course's examples and approaches. Topics covered in this course include the roles of ritual, the significance of myth and narrative in providing schemes of meaning, the transmission of traditions through texts and objects, and religious conflict.

MAJOR READINGS

Jonathan Z. Smith, IMAGINING RELIGION
Apuleius, THE GOLDEN ASS
William James, THE VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
and reading packet

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Assignments include a midterm and a final paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students must attend lectures and are responsible for the material covered in lectures and films.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS RELI Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): McAlister,Elizabeth Ann

Times: ..T.T.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC001

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 80)

SR. major: 5 Jr. major: 10

SR. non-major: 5 Jr. non-major: 10 SO: 20 FR: 30

Special Attributes:

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001