CLAS 224 - The Ancient Origins of Religious Conflict in the Middle East

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Vanderbilt University

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Religious oppositions in the eastern Mediterranean world from the Maccabean revolt to the Muslim conquests of the seventh century; beginnings of religious militancy; challenges of monotheism to Greco- Roman civilization; conversion, persecution, and concepts of heresy and holy war in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vanderbilt.edu

Phone Number:

(615) 322-7311

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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