REL 357 - World Mythology

Institution:

University of Pikeville

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Description:

A study of the religious and cultural functions of myth, including material from among Egyptian, Buddhist, Hindu, Chinese, Japanese, Jewish, Christian, Norse, African, Amerindian, Celtic, and modern mythologies (students will have some input as to which cultures we deal with) as well as the work of scholars of myth and religion We will look at how these mythologies show the worldviews of the cultures they represent and note ways in which their concerns and responses are both similar and different. Prerequisites: REL 213 or REL 214 and ENG 112 or ENG 115 Cross-listed as ENG 357.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upike.edu

Phone Number:

(606) 218-5250

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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