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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
Examines the historical and contemporary relationships between religious ideologies and personal and institutional practices of coercion, force, and destruction. Prerequisite: Intermediate level course (SCTR 20-99, TESP 20-99, or RSOC 20-99) or another course approved as fulfilling the intermediate level Core requirement in Religious Studies and completion of 88 quarter units.
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4.00 Credits
An investigation of the ways in which Egyptian culture has been shaped by the religious traditions of ancient pharaonic polytheism, Coptic Christianity, and Islam. Attention to the influence of pharaonic religion on Coptic Christian and Egyptian Muslim ritual practices, including how these are reflected in the writings of contemporary Egyptian Muslim authors.
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4.00 Credits
This course aims to introduce North American college students to the religion and culture of Islam and how these relate to the Western world (centred on Europe and North America). The course adopts an historical approach, charting developments in the Middle East since the rise of Islam, and contextualising the current relationship between Islam and the West. A number of key issues are addressed in order to examine and challenge stereotypes and demystify the Other.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the study of religion from the social perspective of how religion shapes African cultures and is thoroughly shaped by them in turn. Examines texts, history, ritual practices, and modern forms of engagement with the world. Prerequisite: Introductory level course (SCTR 1-19, TESP 1-19, or RSOC 1-19).
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4.00 Credits
Traces the development, character, and impact of religion in America from the precolonial era to the present. Course readings and discussions will center on the relationship between religion and the development of American culture. Includes Native American traditions; slavery and religion; the rise of revivalism; gender; religion and war; immigration; and modern pluralism, etc. Prerequisite: Introductory level course (SCTR 1-19, TESP 1-19, or RSOC 1-19).
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4.00 Credits
A survey of recent social theory as it bears on the comparative study of religious traditions. Theorists might include Durkheim, Weber, Malinowski, Freud,Alfred Schultz, Jan Patocka, Peter Berger, Robert Bellah, Clifford Geertz, Jurgen Habermas, and Niklas Luhmann. Prerequisite: Introductory level course (SCTR 1-19, TESP 1-19, or RSOC 1-19).
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4.00 Credits
Exploration of the whole Buddhist tradition, including Indian origins, Theravada traditions of Southeast Asia, Mahayana traditions of Central and East Asia and Buddhism in the West. Emphasis on cultural impact of religion, Buddhist philosophy and practice, and modernizing tradition. Prerequisite: Introductory level course (SCTR 1-19, TESP 1-19, or RSOC 1-19).
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4.00 Credits
This course will explore the portrayal of Buddhism in contemporary global cinema. It will cover key teachings of Buddhist religious traditions, and will provide an introduction to the field of film studies, with particular focus on the skills needed to write critically about film. Prerequisite: Introductory level course (SCTR 1-19, TESP 1-19, or RSOC 1-19).
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the categories by which religion is formally studied. Explores distinct perspectives or ways of thinking about religion (e.g., psychological, phenomenological, anthropological, theological, and sociological); also considers a variety of religious data (e.g., symbols, myths, rituals, theologies, and modern communities).
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to Native American spiritual traditions in the Americas. Examines myth, the diversity of ceremonial practices, and the historical and political contexts in which native peoples have manifested and adapted their religious ways, with an emphasis on their recent reaffirmation of indigenous traditions. Prerequisite: Introductory level course (SCTR 1-19, TESP 1-19, or RSOC 1-19).
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