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RLST 108: Modern Hinduism
4.00 Credits
University of California-Riverside
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A survey of developments in the Hindu religious tradition during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, inside and outside of India. Topics covered include the impact of colonialism and nationalism on Hinduism, the rise of neo- Hindu movements, modern Hindu "fundamentalism,"and Hinduism in the modern Western world.
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RLST 109: New Religious Movements
4.00 Credits
University of California-Riverside
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Analyzes the contexts in which new religions emerge, their relations with dominant religious traditions or normative cultures, and the religious content of such movements. Examines the "cult" versus "religiondebate; apocalyptic, eschatological, and millennial views of the world; the nature of charismatic leadership; regional patterns; and transnational trends.
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RLST 111: Islam
4.00 Credits
University of California-Riverside
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. An overview of Islam from the time of Muhammad (d. 632 A.D.) to the present. Attention is given to its distinctive beliefs and practices, its influence upon societies in which it became dominant, and its interaction with other traditions.
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RLST 113: Topics in Modern Islam
4.00 Credits
University of California-Riverside
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Examines key issues facing Islam in the modern world such as Islam's engagement with and reaction to nationalism, feminism, the status of sacred texts in the face of critical historical and philological studies, science, and technology.
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RLST 114: Tabu and Sacred in Time and Space
4.00 Credits
University of California-Riverside
Lecture, 3 hours; field, 8 hours per quarter; written work, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A cross-cultural inquiry into ideas of tabu and the sacred in traditional and contemporary religions, such as ancient Hawai'ian religion, Puritanism, Krishna devotionalism, and Roman Catholicism. Readings are from Durkheim, Eliade, and Otto. Applies theory to field observation and discusses the sacred in everyday life in music, cinema, literature of transgression, and politics.
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RLST 116: Religion and Violence
4.00 Credits
University of California-Riverside
Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Explores the capacity of religion to mobilize and legitimate violence. Materials covered include theoretical texts by Rene Girard, Walter Burkert, Jonathan Z. Smith, and others, and case studies dealing with religion and violence in India, Northern Ireland, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Sri Lanka, and the United States.
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RLST 117: Mythology
4.00 Credits
University of California-Riverside
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A comparative study of mythic traditions from several world cultures and religions viewed from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Includes material drawn from epics, religious texts, divine hymns, creation myths, heroic legends, and concepts of the afterlife as reflected in literary and nonliterary sources. Cross-listed with CLA 112 and CPLT 112.
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RLST 118: The Problem of Evil:Understanding Evil and Its Manifestations
4.00 Credits
University of California-Riverside
Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Explores the ways that Western culture and religion have defined evil. Primarily investigates religious discourses, but also considers philosophical, social scientific, and popular ideas of evil. Examines evil from the perspectives of the victim, the perpetrator, and the voyeur, and in a variety of media such as fiction, nonfiction, and film.
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RLST 119: Gift and Sacrifice
4.00 Credits
University of California-Riverside
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. An analysis and survey of major theories of sacrifice in relation to the idea of sacrifice as a species of gift. Draws materials from major religious traditions with both ancient and modern applications.
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RLST 121: The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
4.00 Credits
University of California-Riverside
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A survey of the collection of books usually called the Old Testament by Christians and the Bible by Jews (the acronym T'N'CH is often used by Jewsas well). The books are examined in their historical, cultural, and religious contexts, with attention to the methods of modern literary criticism.
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