RST 401 ./501 - Methods and Theories in the Study of Religion

Institution:

California State University-Long Beach

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Description:

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. Analyzes and compares methodologies used in the discipline of Religious Studies. Selected methods include: social scientific; phenomenology; structuralism; textual criticism and exegesis; personalist and normative approaches to the study of religion. Critical hermeneutics such as Marxist, Feminist, Freudian, and Post-Modern are also explored. Letter grade only (A-F).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csulb.edu

Phone Number:

(562) 985-4111

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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