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Academic Year 2004/2005

Religious Worlds of New York
RELI 255 SP

This course will explore the religious diversity of New York City - the "promised city" for many new Americans from throughout the world. It will focus, in large part, on the role of religion in defining the identities of New York's immigrant and transnational communities, by examining how religion shapes the incorporation of immigrants into American society while also helping some maintain enduring connections to their homelands. By focusing on the bewildering diversity of a single city the course will also raise a fundamental theoretical and political question: How can a number of different communities living in their own sociocultural worlds negotiate a shared urban space and shared public sphere?

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Goldschmidt,Henry    

Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM;     Location: FISK302;

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 40)

SR. major: 6   Jr. major: 6

SR. non-major: 7   Jr. non-major: 7   SO: 7   FR: 7

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Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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