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An introduction to the world of Islamic mysticism including historical development of Sufism, its contributions to Islamic civilization & to the spread of Islam, its litera- ture, key themes like love & drunkenness, distinctive practices like music & dance, & the ways it has adapted to the modern world, including in the West.
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Seeks to identify, through a careful examination of abundant cross-cultural data, the religious universals and the cultural and historical particulars of the feminine in world religions. Addresses two basic questions: Are there differences in women's experiences accross various religions, cultures and time periods? What are the limitations and problems inherent in the application of one culturally conditioned interpretive model (for example, the Western feminist model) toward the understanding of women's religious experience in other cultures?
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Indian philosophical world views, ritual expressions and moral orientations; Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta. Offered occasionally.
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Indian, Chinese and Japanese philosophical world views, ritual expressions and moral orientations. Theravada, Mahayana, Ch'an, Zen. Offered occasionally.
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The world of Jewish life and thought as reflected in both ancient and modern Jewish writings. An analysis of selected biblical, rabbinic and medieval classics, as well as modern Jewish literature.
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No course description available.
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An introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls and their contribution to our understanding of the Bible and particularly of Jesus of Nazareth and the early Christian church. Provides a survey of the scrolls, a brief history of the period in which the scrolls were written, and a presentation of the various ways in which scholars have interpreted them. Includes in-depth study of selected texts and themes that shed light on the life and teachings of Jesus, the Gospels and the letters of Paul.
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An investigation of 5 Gospels: the canonical Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John, along with the Gospel of Thomas. Historical & literary analysis, leading to an evaluation of their usefulness as sources for re- constructing the life & death of Jesus.
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Explores epistemology, or the theory of knowledge, as it applies to religious belief. Focuses on the nature of faith and asks whether faith is irrational according to thinkers such as Blaise Pascal, John Locke, Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud.
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No course description available.
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