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RELI101
Introduction to Religion
RELI101 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 60 | 12 | Times: M.W.... 1:10PM-2:30PM; | No | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999
)
This course examines the many ways in which religion is
understood and practiced by a variety of communities as well
as by scholars in the field of religious studies. The three
divisions of the curriculum of the department--critical
approaches, religious traditions, religion and society--are
used to describe and analyze religious experiences of the
sacred, the place of ritual in the formation of communities,
the ways in which practice and performance generate
conviction and belief, and the significance of myth and
religious narrative in providing schemes of meaning.
MAJOR READINGS
Mircea Eliade, THE MYTH OF THE ETERNAL
RETURN
Rudolph Otto, THE IDEA OF THE HOLY
C.G. Jung, PSYCHOLOGY AND RELIGION
Victor Frankl, MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING
William James, THE VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
Ian Reader, THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO SHINTO
Marjorie Wolf, A THRICE-TOLD TALE
AND READING PACKET.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
STUDENTS MUST
ATTEND LECTURES, AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MATERIAL
COVERED IN LECTURES AND FILMS. ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDE A
FIELDWORK REPORT (5 PAGES), MIDTERM AND FINAL TAKE-HOME
ESSAYS (4-6 PAGES EACH), AND PERIODIC QUIZZES ON READINGS.
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: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS RELI
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Smyers, K
- Times: M.W.... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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