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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Art History 28.) Integrated study of the shared art and culture of the Mediterranean from late antiquity through medieval times (3rd - 13th centuries CE). Architecture, painting, mosaic and luxury objects will be considered with a focus on continuities and dynamic cultural intersections across religious and political boundaries in European, Islamic, and Byzantine realms. Topics include the early church, synagogue, and mosque; figural and non-figural imagery in Pagan, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic contexts; relationships between secular and sacred and between majority and minority cultures. (May be taken at the 100 level by advanced students for which research papers are required.) This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Arts Humanities This course meets the following culture options: Middle Eastern Culture This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Art History 29 and German 29.) Representations of medieval sex/gender arrangements in art and literature ca. 1000-1300 CE. Constructions of gender through religious and scientific teaching and images; its impact on roles authors/makers and patrons played by men and especially women such as Hrotsvit, Hildegard, Jeanne d'Evreux. Secular and religious works, such as the Bayeux Embroidery and the Nibelungenlied, the Hortus Deliciarum, and the writings of the "mystics," in light of medieval and present-day gender theories. (May be taken at 100 level with consent; see below.) Spring. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Arts Humanities This course meets the following culture options: Germanic Culture This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Art History 30.) International crosscurrents in the fourteenth century. Flamboyant architecture; the art of royal and papal courts in France and Bohemia; the new secularism in wall paintings, tapestries, and books; Honoré, Pucelle, Bondol, Jacquemart, Theodoric, and the influence of Giotto, Duccio, and Simone Martini. (May be taken at 100 level with consent; see below.) This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Arts Humanities This course meets the following culture options: Italian Culture
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3.00 Credits
The origins and historical development of Christian churches to modern times. Emphasis given to the various ideological systems that have been of primary influence. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as History 52). Survey of the development of Christianity from the first century to the present. Study of the key figures, events, and issues that helped shape the Christian tradition in a variety of cultural, social and historical contexts. Exploration of the major ideas, institutions, and practices associated with Christianity, with close attention to the diverse forms and expressions that Christian faith and life have taken in different time periods and among a range of communities. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities Social Sciences
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as History 9). The development of Christianity as a world movement, beginning in antiquity but focusing on the modern period. Themes and topics include the spread of Christianity through exploration, trade, conquest and mission; patterns of cultural contact and exchange; internationalism and globalization; diversity and transformations of Christian traditions in post-colonial societies; the global spread of Pentecostalism. Emphasis on Christianity in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities Social Sciences
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as History 31). Historical survey of religion in America, from Columbus's voyage in 1492 to the present. Native American and African-American traditions, the first plantings of European traditions (Catholicism, Anglicanism, Puritanism, Lutheranism, and Judaism), the birth of uniquely American denominations (Mormonism, Adventism, Christian Science, and Pentecostalism). Colonialism, slavery, the Enlightenment, biblicism, church-state relations, and the religious history of the Boston area. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities Social Sciences
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the major teachings and practices of the various expressions of religion in contemporary America. Attention is given to Judaism, Catholicism, the various denominations of Protestantism, and the so-called new religions, with a view to the appreciation of the religious character of the average community. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as History 126). The role of religion in shaping American civic engagement and political activity from the seventeenth century to the present, putting contemporary events in broader historical context. Topics and themes may include: the relationship between church and state in the colonial period; faith and the founders; religion and social activism in the antebellum era (especially anti-slavery and women's rights); religion, race and Civil Rights; religious "outsiders" and American politics; spirituality and social protest in the 20th century; the rise of the religious right; religion and American politics post-9/11. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities Social Sciences
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the living religions of Asia from a historical point of view. Special attention is given to historical development, the major tenets of faith, and the distinctive ceremonies. Religions studied include Shintoism, Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course meets the following culture options: East Asian Culture and Diasporas South and Southeast Asian Culture
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