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3.00 Credits
Investigates the role of various media in shaping religious traditions especially Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. Beginning with studies of orality and literacy, we move into the impact of the printing press, then electronic media including Internet and video games. Prerequisite, one course in religious studies or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 12.
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Investigates the ways religious traditions have continued to influence the visual arts into the modern and postmodern periods. Topics range from the theosophical inclinations of Kandinsky and Mondrian to the mystical inclinations of abstract expressionism, from the "blasphemous" images of Ernst and Dix to the meditational video work of Gary Hill and Bill Viola. Media covered include painting, sculpture, video, architecture, and film. Recent exhibitions such as "Negotiating Rapture," "Traces du Sacre" and "The Third Mind" will be discussed. Prerequisite, one course in religious studies or art history. Includes mandatory two-day trip to NYC. (Same as Art History 313.) Maximum enrollment, 12.
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3.00 Credits
Careful study of selected Jewish biblical writings (Old Testament) as political fiction with a focus on rebels. Attention to language, characterization and genre. Prerequisite, one course in religious studies or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The concept of environmentalism in contemporary American religion, scholarship, literature, ecology movements, and utopian and dystopian visions. Reading, research and oral and final written reports. Prerequisite, two courses in religious studies or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 12.
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3.00 Credits
A look at the history of the religious life of the United States within Hamilton College's geographic region. From the Onondaga traditions through 19th-century Utopian communities, to present day religious practices of immigrants from Italy, Bosnia, Thailand and elsewhere, this course relies on several site visits to the buildings and lands that various communities have considered sacred. (Same as American Studies 327.) Maximum enrollment, 12.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of indigenous languages and worldviews from linguistic, cultural, literary, and religious perspectives, culminating in a significant research project. Emphasis on Native languages and texts from the USA and Latin America, although student projects may examine other linguistic traditions. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, One course in Religious Studies, Anthropology, or Latin American Studies, or consent of the instructor. To be cross-listed with Anthropology Maximum enrollment, 20.
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3.00 Credits
This course exposes students to the Hindu texts to develop a sense of their historical development, key Hindu ideas, and the complex and diverse ways of expressing religiosity. The course examines selected written, oral and performed texts of the Hindu tradition in a variety of social, historical and religious contexts. Readings include translations from a variety of Indian literary genres ranging from the Vedas, Upanishads and epics to devotional poetry and modern oral narratives. Art, music, dance, and films related to the texts will supplement the primary sources. (Same as History 355.)
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3.00 Credits
Religious specialists' expertise rests as much in performance as in the recall and exegesis of esoteric sacred rituals, texts and doctrines. Yet what does successful performance entail, not only in terms of the scientific or supernatural efficacy of a ritual, but in terms of its artistry? Explores the role of ritual specialists as textual, verbal, visual, dramatic and technological artists by considering the work of indigenous shamans in Native traditions of the Americas, especially contemporary Maya "Daykeepers." Prerequisite, one course in religious studies, anthropology, Latin American studies or related fields, or consent of instructor. (Same as Anthropology 356.)
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3.00 Credits
Topic for Fall 2010: Church and State in America, 1600-1900. Survey of the relation between religion and politics in America from era of English colonization through the 19th century. Topics include colonial church establishments; Roger Williams; Revolution and disestablishment; Jefferson and the "wall of separation"; providentialism and nationalism; nativism and anti-Catholicism; and the limits of separation. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one 200-level history course or consent of instructor. (Same as History 394.) Maximum enrollment, 20.
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3.00 Credits
A comparative study of how gods have been conceived and venerated in early Mediterranean and Asian societies, principally Greece, Rome, India, China, Korea and Japan. Students read liturgical texts, hymns and myths to consider the variety of conceptions of gods and the range of ritual forms used to venerate them across the Euro-Asian continent. Draws from theoretical readings to consider such problems as polytheism and monotheism; myth and ritual; sacrifice; ritual performance; shamanism; cult; and devotion. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, consent of instructor or relevant coursework in Asian studies, classics, history or religious studies. (Same as History 396.) Maximum enrollment, 16.
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