RELIGIOUS STUDIES 312 - New Heavens,New Earths

Institution:

Hobart William Smith Colleges

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This course compares religious movements that arise during times of rapid social change, cultural crisis, or oppression and often, under the guidance of a prophet, foresee the dramatic end of an age and a beginning of a period of redemption. It begins with religious movements among primitive cultures which have been overwhelmed or severely shaken by contacts with the West, then turns to the pursuit of the Millennium in the Middle Ages, Mother Anne and the Shakers, the Rastafarians of Jamaica; and ends with a study of a flying saucer cult in Chicago. Audiovisual aids are used extensively. (Bloss, offered alternate years)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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