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10W: 10 The course begins with a survey of the development of Judaism from a Persian-era temple religion into the religion of the synagogue and the academy in response to Greco-Roman civilization and its eventual Christianization. The course engages the students in careful interrogation of texts from the Mishna and the Talmud to recover the theological and experiential contours and concerns of a religious world in formative transition. Some of these developments are then traced through the Middle Ages to early modernity. Open to all classes. Dist: TMV; WCult: W. Benor. For courses at the Introductory level in Judaism, see course numbered 6.
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08F: 12 The course examines the nature of claims to mystical experience or knowledge that appear in various aspects of the Jewish tradition, with primary focus on the enchanted and demonic worlds of the Kabbala. Forms of ecstasy and magic will be studied, along with their theoretical and social backgrounds and their impact on elitist and popular Jewish practice. Dist: TMV; WCult: W. Benor.
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10W: 2 The course is conducted through close reading and discussion of works by Spinoza, Buber, and Levinas that translate insights from the Jewish experience to the idiom of modern European culture and, in so doing, make unique contributions to such subjects of modern religious thought as: God and infinity; religion, morality, and politics; autonomy and transcendence; and the role of Jewish intellectuals in the modern era. Open to all classes. Dist: TMV; WCult: W. Benor. For courses at the Introductory level in Philosophy of Religion, see courses numbered 2 and 3. For courses at the Introductory level in Judaism, see course numbered 6.
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09S: 12 An introduction to Sufism, using primary texts, films, and recordings. The course will first trace the development of Sufism, including its Christian and Hindu heritage. Then, using a Sufi manual of instruction, students will work their way through one influential approach to Sufi metaphysics. Finally, using films and recordings, the class will consider the rituals, practices, and role of the Sufi orders of Islam in Islamic history. Desirable background: Religion 1, 8, or another College course on Islam or Islamicate culture, or permission of the instructor. Dist: TMV; WCult: NW. Reinhart. For courses at the Introductory level in Islam, see courses numbered 8 and 16.
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10S: 10 The Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad are the source and center of Islam. In this course we will consider the form and content of the Qur'an and the form and content of various accounts of the Prophet's life: t he hadi th or anecdotes of the Prophet's life, the sir ah, or biography of Muhammad, and the magha zi, or accounts of the Prophet's battles and campaigns. Topics covered include the aural Qur'an, the dating of the Qur'an a nd the h adith, diverse images of the Prophet, and "what can we know about the life of MuhaDesirable background: A College course on Islamic history, culture, or society, including Religion 8 and Religion 16. Dist: TMV; WCult: NW. Reinhart. For courses at the Introductory level in Islam, see courses numbered 8 and 16.
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08F, 09F: 2A A study of the thought, writings, and influence of S ren Kierkegaard, who is widely acknowledged to be the founding figure of existentialism. The course will examine the development of Kierkegaard's philosophical and religious thinking and will follow its influence on both religious and non-religious thinkers, including Martin Buber, Reinhold Niebuhr, Jean Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir. Open to all classes. Dist: TMV; WCult: W. Green. For courses at the Introductory level in Philosophy of Religion, see courses numbered 2 and 3.
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10W: 12 Critical examination of some of the most influential modern proponents and opponents of religious faith, with special emphasis on the question: what is involved in belief in God Open to all classes. Dist: TMV; WCult: W. Frankenberry. For courses at the Intermediate level in Philosophy of Religion, see courses numbered 20.3, 23, 24, 25, 29, 32, 35, 36.
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09S: 2A Late Antiquity (c. 300-500 C.E.) was a time when Christians struggled to understand how gender, family life, and religion could intermesh. Did virgins get to heaven faster than those who marry Can a chaste man and woman live together without succumbing to lust Were men holier than women What about women who behaved like men This course examines the changing understanding of the body, marriage, sexuality, and gender within Christianity through reading saints' lives, letters, polemical essays, and legal texts. Open to all classes. Dist: TMV; WCult: W. MacEvitt. For courses at the Introductory level in the Christian tradition, see courses numbered 5 and 15.
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09F: 2A This course will focus on the interactions of the three major religious communities of the medieval Mediterranean-Christians, Jewish, and Muslim-beginning with the First Crusade in 1096 and ending with the arrival of the Black Death in 1347. By examining topics such as pilgrimage, crusade, and jihad, the status of minority communities, and intellectual life, we will explore how Christians, Jews, and Muslims clashed, cooperated, influenced, and misunderstood each other.Open to all classes. Dist: TMV. MacEvitt.
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09W: 2A This course explores the transformation of Christianity in the early medieval period. The conversion of 'barbarian' peoples in northwest Europe between 400-1000 meant Christianity had to adapt to a new environment-one without the Roman Empire, without cities, with different languages, cultures, and notions of relations between the human and divine worlds. By exploring the impact the conversion of the people of Ireland, England, and Iceland had on Christianity, we will understand how ancient Christianity was transformed into medieval Christianity. We will also explore the appeal this Mediterranean religion had for communities that surrounded the much colder North SeaOpen to all classes. Dist: TMV; WCult: W. MacEvitt. For courses at the Introductory level in the Christian tradition, see courses numbered 5 and 15.
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