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Autumn 2012 Courses

Anthropology 5625

Anthropology of Religion
TR 8:00 am | Cohen | 3 credit units

World views of tribal and peasant cultures with an emphasis on religion; integration of religion with other aspects of culture. Prereq: 2202 (202) or equiv, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 620.11.

Classics 2401

Introduction to the New Testament: History and Literature
TR 12:45 | Harrill | 3 credit units

Introductory survey of the New Testament writings in translation, including non-canonical sources of the early Christian movement. GE lit course.

Comparative Studies 2102.01

Literature and Religion
TR 11:20 | TBA | 3 credit units

Study of relationships between religion and secular literature; analysis of religious and spiritual elements of literature and film of diverse cultures and historical periods. Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 2102.01H (202.01H, 202.01). GE lit and diversity global studies course.
 

Comparative Studies 2367.07

Religious Diversity in the U.S.
MWF 8:00; MWF 10:20; MWF 11:50 | TBA | 3 credit units

Exploration of the concept of religious freedom and the position of minority religious groups in American society. Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv and Soph standing. Not open to students with credit for 367.03. GE writing and comm: level 2 and cultures and ideas and diversity soc div in the US course.
 

Comparative Studies 2370

Introduction to Comparative Religion Lecture
WF 9:10 | TBA | 3 credit units

Exploration of the concept of religious freedom and the position of minority religious groups in American society. Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv and Soph standing. Not open to students with credit for 367.03. GE writing and comm: level 2 and cultures and ideas and diversity soc div in the US course.
  • Recitation: M 9:10 or M 10:20 or W 10:20 or F 10:20

Comparative Studies 3671

Religions of India
TR 12:45 | Urban | 3 credit units

History and structure of South Asian religions with attention to myth, ritual, art, philosophy, and social stratification. 2270 (270) recommended. Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 321, or RelStds 321.
 

Comparative Studies 4874

New Age and New Religious Movements
TR 9:35 | Urban | 3 credit units

Study of new age and new religious movements in contemporary American culture. Prereq: One course in CompStd, or grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 526.

 

Comparative Studies 8896

Seminar in East Asian Philosophy
W 12:45 | Kasulis | 3 credit units

Seminar focusing on a particular thinker, school of philosophy, or set of texts from the East Asian philosophical tradition. Topics vary. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs. Cross-listed in EALL and Philos 8102.

 

Hebrew 2700

Biblical & Post-Biblical Hebrew Literature in Translation
MWF 10:20 | Frank | 3 credit units
TR 9:35 | Yoder | 3 credit units

Reading and analysis of selected chapters from the Hebrew scriptures and post-biblical Hebrew writings representative of major historical, cultural, and literary trends. Prereq: English 1110 (110). Not open to students with credit for 370. GE lit and diversity global studies course.

 

Hebrew 2703

Prophecy in the Bible & Post-Biblical Literature
WF 11:10 | TBA | 3 credit units

The dynamics of Israelite prophecy and apocalyptic in the context of ancient Near Eastern culture.
Prereq: English 1110 (110). Not open to students with credit for 373. GE lit and diversity global studies course.
 

Hebrew 2704

Women in the Bible and Beyond
WF 9:35 | Brenner | 3 credit units

An examination of the social, legal, and religious position of women as they appear in the Hebrew Bible and the ways in which the have been represented and interpreted in later textual, visual, and audio sources. Prereq: English 1110 (110). Not open to students with credit for 374. GE lit and diversity global studies course.
 

Hebrew 5601

Introduction to Hebrew Literature and Cultural Texts
TR 9:35 | Tanenbaum | 3 credit units

Literary and cultural Hebrew texts from the biblical to the modern period; students will develop the ability to read critically and to build analytical vocabulary. In Hebrew. Prereq: 2205 (205), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 620.
 

Hebrew 5603

Readings in Rabbinic Literature
M 5:15 | Swartz | 3 credit units

Study of selected texts and issues in Rabbinic literature, and discussions of the methods by which they are studied. In Hebrew. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.
 

History of Art 4510

Northern Renaissance Art
WF 2:30 | Haeger | 3 credit units

Art of Northern Europe from the late 14th to the mid 16th century, with emphasis on the major masters. Prereq: 2001 (201), or 2002 (202), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 527 or 627.
 

History 2202

Medieval History
TR 3:55 | Drake | 3 credit units
MWF 9:10 | Favorito | 3 credit units

Survey of medieval history from the late Roman Empire to the early sixteenth century. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 1121. GE historical study and diversity global studies course.

History 2231

The Crusades
WF 2:30 | Haeger| 3 credit units

Examines the various European crusades - in the Holy Land, Spain, Eastern Europe, and southern France - from their origins to the late 15th century. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course.
 

History 2350

Islam, Politics and Society
TR 3:55 | Honchell | 3 credit units

Introduction to the manner in which Islam has interacted with politics in the Middle East and vicinity from the rise of Islam through the present. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx. Not open to students with credit for 340. GE historical study course.
 

History 3229

Early Christianity
TR 3:55 | Brakke | 3 credit units

A survey of the history of Christianity from its Jewish and Greco-Roman roots to the late sixth century. Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 506. GE historical study course.
 

History 3235

Medieval Europe, 300-1100
MW 11:10 | Beach | 3 credit units

Study of the development of Western European institutions from the fall of the Roman Empire to the eleventh century. Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 508.01. GE historical study course.
 

History 3304

Islam in Africa
TR 12:45 | Sikainga | 3 credit units

Africa from the emergence of Islam in the 600s to the Present. African contributions to Islam and the impact of Islam on African societies. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format. Prereq: English 1110.xx and any History 2000-level course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 541.02 or AfAmASt 3304 (541). GE historical study course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
 

History 3455

Jews in the Renaissance and Enlightenment
TR 2:20 | Goldish | 3 credit units

Life and thought of European and Mediterranean Jews in the early modern period. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format. Prereq or concur: English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 531.02 or 531.03. GE historical study course.
 

History 3465

American Jewish History
WF 11:10 | Judd | 3 credit units

Study of topics in American Jewish history from the colonial era to the present. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format. Prereq or concur: English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 530.04. GE historical study course.
 

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures 3501

Introduction to Islam
TR 4:10 | Schaffner | 3 credit units

Examination of Islam as a world religion, enabling an understanding of its major tenets and beliefs as they are envisioned by insiders and outsiders. Prereq: English 1110 (110). Not open to students with credit for 351. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course.
 

Scandinavian 3350

Norse Mythology and Medieval Culture
TR 9:35 | Kaplan | 3 credit units

The myths of the Old Norse gods and the worldview and beliefs of pagan Scandinavia. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Scandnav 222. GE lit and diversity global studies course.
 

Slavic 2230

Vampires, Monstrosity and Evil
MWF 10:20 | Collins | 3 credit units

Changing approaches to evil as embodied in vampires in East European folk belief & European & American pop culture; function of vampire & monster tales in cultural context, including peasant world & West from Enlightenment to now. Taught in English. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 130. GE cultures and ideas course, GE diversity global studies course.