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Academic Year 2005/2006


Religious Worlds of New York
RELI 255 SP

Crosslistings:
ANTH 255

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

M. Rischin, THE PROMISED CITY
K. Guest, GOD IN CHINATOWN
Robert Orsi, THE MADONNA OF 115TH STREET
Robert Orsi, GODS OF THE CITY: RELIGION AND THE AMERICAN URBAN LANDSCAPE

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Short papers and exams on the course readings

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.. 09:00AM-10:20AM;     Location: SHAN107;
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-30-2006


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