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Academic Year 2005/2006

Introduction to the Study of Religion
RELI 101 FA

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

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Cameron,Ron    Goldschmidt,Henry    

Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM;     Location: SHAN107;

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 85)

SR. major: 2   Jr. major: 3

SR. non-major: 0   Jr. non-major: 20   SO: 30   FR: 30

Special Attributes:

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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