Religious Studies (RELST)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

RELST 1710

Who were the Jews that first settled in the Americas and around the Atlantic? How did their experiences intersect with processes of colonization, empire-building, racialization, and the formation of an ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 1710JWST 1710

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17525 RELST 1710   LEC 001

    • TR White Hall 106
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Juni, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2155

Religion is a term with a rich history but without a precise definition. Everyone can describe a religious idea or a religious experience even though there is no agreement about what it is that makes an ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2155JWST 2155

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17722 RELST 2155   SEM 101

    • MW Lincoln Hall 107
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Litvak, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2273

This course serves as both an introduction to the academic study of religion and a survey of major topics in the intersections of religious communities and environmentally sustainable practices. Using ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2273

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9860 RELST 2273   LEC 001

    • TR Malott Hall 207
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2299

This course will explore the Buddhist tradition from its origins in ancient India to its migrations throughout Asia and eventually to the West. The first part of the course will deal with Indian Buddhism: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2299

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18028 RELST 2299   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18029 RELST 2299   DIS 201

    • F Lincoln Hall 107
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18030 RELST 2299   DIS 202

    • F Lincoln Hall 107
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2515

This course explores the major debates that define the study of contemporary Iran. Drawing from ethnographic works, literary criticism, intellectual histories and more, we will examine historical events ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 2415NES 2515SHUM 2515

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17919 RELST 2515   LEC 001

    • TR White Hall 106
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2655

At the beginning of the 7th century, a new religion, Islam, appeared in Arabia and by the end of the century, Muslims had defeated the Byzantines and Persians and created an empire that stretched from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2530MEDVL 2655NES 2655

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5394 RELST 2655   LEC 001

    • TR Morrill Hall 106
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Powers, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 3320

This course will examine both the practice of and the ideology surrounding forms of meditation in Buddhist traditions from South, Southeast, and East Asia in premodern and contemporary times. We will explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3320

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18799 RELST 3320   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 3344

This course will survey the rich and sophisticated tradition of Indian philosophical thought from its beginnings in the speculations of Upanishads, surveying debates between Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3344CLASS 3674PHIL 2540

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17416 RELST 3344   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 3795

What place does sin have in contemporary culture, from ethics to aesthetics?  How do we consider sin, as a condition, an act, a choice?  How does a particular community-religious, literary, ethnic-consider ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SPAN 3795

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17632 RELST 3795   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: SPAN 2140, SPAN 2150, SPAN 2170, or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.

RELST 4110

Global conflicts, raising children, electing presidents, praying for a loved one: from the mundane to the extraordinary, religion plays a significant role in social life, regardless of whether or not one ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 4110

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18662 RELST 4110   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 438
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Schnabel, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 4310

Topic: Writing Through the Forest in Search of Trees. Hello, Humanities Student! Are you a plotter or a pantser? Not sure? Come and join us to find out, and to gain valuable insight into what kind of a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17800 RELST 4310   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 4438

Why do mosques look so different across Asia? How come Malaysia is a global center for the halal industry? Why is "blue and white" the classic patter for Chinese porcelain, and how does it fit in a conversation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4438ASIAN 6638RELST 6638

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18578 RELST 4438   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level in the Humanities or with permission of the instructor; previous knowledge of Islam and/or Asia might be beneficial, but not assumed.

  • 18579 RELST 4438   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level in the Humanities or with permission of the instructor; previous knowledge of Islam and/or Asia might be beneficial, but not assumed.

RELST 4451

Examines the new cinemas of Southeast Asia and their engagement with contemporary discourses of gender and sexuality. It pays special attention to the ways in which sexuality and gendered embodiment are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5575 RELST 4451   LEC 001

    • MW Malott Hall 207
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 4990

For undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or do extensive reading on a special topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3564 RELST 4990   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5565 RELST 4990   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11792 RELST 4990   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

RELST 4995

RELST 4995 is the first course in the Honors two-part sequence. The Honors Program is open to Religious Studies majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial part of their senior ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3698 RELST 4995   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    RELST 4995 is the FIRST course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6386 RELST 4995   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    RELST 4995 is the FIRST course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6387 RELST 4995   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    RELST 4995 is the FIRST course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 11762 RELST 4995   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    RELST 4995 is the FIRST course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

RELST 4996

RELST 4996 is the second course in the Honors two-part sequence. The Honors Program is open to Religious Studies majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial part of their senior ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5568 RELST 4996   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    RELST 4996 is the SECOND course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6388 RELST 4996   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    RELST 4996 is the SECOND course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6389 RELST 4996   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    RELST 4996 is the SECOND course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 11763 RELST 4996   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    RELST 4996 is the SECOND course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

RELST 6020

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATIN 7262MEDVL 6020PHIL 6020

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 21253 RELST 6020   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 6221

This seminar presents an introduction to Judeo-Arabic through the study of selected classical texts and the study of its grammar and lexicon. Because Judeo-Arabic combines elements of Hebrew and Arabic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18259 RELST 6221   SEM 101

    • W White Hall 413
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 6310

Topic: Writing Through the Forest in Search of Trees. Hello, Humanities Student! Are you a plotter or a pantser? Not sure? Come and join us to find out, and to gain valuable insight into what kind of a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19994 RELST 6310   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 6631

Examines the new cinemas of Southeast Asia and their engagement with contemporary discourses of gender and sexuality. It pays special attention to the ways in which sexuality and gendered embodiment are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 10873 RELST 6631   LEC 001

    • MW Malott Hall 207
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 6638

Why do mosques look so different across Asia? How come Malaysia is a global center for the halal industry? Why is "blue and white" the classic patter for Chinese porcelain, and how does it fit in a conversation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4438ASIAN 6638RELST 4438

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18574 RELST 6638   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level in the Humanities or with permission of the instructor; previous knowledge of Islam and/or Asia might be beneficial, but not assumed.

  • 18575 RELST 6638   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

RELST 7758

What is "religion," and how can we use material culture to investigate ancient beliefs and rituals? This course (1) explores major themes and problems in the archaeology of ancient Greek religion, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19163 RELST 7758   SEM 101

    • T Morrill Hall 102
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person