Religious Studies (RELST)Arts and Sciences
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- Schedule of Classes - June 19, 2018 12:09PM EDT
- Course Catalog - March 23, 2018 2:31PM EDT
Classes
RELST 2112
Course Description
This course examines Black spirituality, religion, and protest from an historical perspective, beginning with African traditions and Christianity during enslavement, which created resistance ideology and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2112, ASRC 2112, HIST 2112
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall B15
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Washington, M
RELST 2204
Course Description
This course is designed for students who are interested in reading the language of the Qur'an with accuracy and understanding. The first week (4 classes) will be devoted to an introduction of the history ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARAB 2204, ASRC 2204
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MTWR White Hall 114
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Younes, M
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Additional Information
Taught in English. Does not count towards Arts and Sciences language requirement.
RELST 2247
Course Description
Whether it is politics, society, the law, sexuality, popular culture or minorities' rights, the media are saturated with news on Islam. This course introduces topical issues in Islam as a religious, historical, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2247, NES 2649
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Stimson Hall G01
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Formichi, C
RELST 2250
Course Description
This course will explore religious traditions in South Asia (Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka) and East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) including Hinduism, Buddhism (South Asian and East Asian), Sikhism, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2250
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
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Boucher, D
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- F Rockefeller Hall 128
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Boucher, D
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- F Rockefeller Hall 103
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Boucher, D
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- F Rockefeller Hall 102
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Boucher, D
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- F Rockefeller Hall 112
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Boucher, D
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RELST 2277
Course Description
This course probes the truths behind traditional claims of the priority of internal practice in Indian traditions. We will examine both practices themselves - techniques of meditation and contemplation ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2277
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Malott Hall 228-Bache Aud
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Gold, D
RELST 2575
Course Description
This course will survey the cultic practices and beliefs of ancient Babylonia and Assyria, the two major civilizations of Mesopotamia. We will examine the major myths of this region, e.g., Ishtar's Descent ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2575, NES 2575, NES 6575
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Rockefeller Hall 115
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Tenney, J
RELST 2626
Course Description
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte led a French expedition to Egypt, fighting a campaign that would extend to Syria and last three years. Napoleon's journey, however, signalled far more than the beginning of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2626
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR White Hall 104
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Rock-Singer, A
RELST 2629
Course Description
This course provides a literary and historical introduction to the earliest Christian writings, especially those that eventually came to be included in the New Testament. Through the lens of the Gospel ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2613, JWST 2629, NES 2629
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Mcgraw Hall 165
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Haines-Eitzen, K
RELST 2676
Course Description
Articulating and elaborating religious justifications for war is a cultural practice unique to the three monotheistic traditions and their respective textual communities. This notion and its practice have ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: JWST 2676, MEDVL 2676, NES 2676
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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Brann, R
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- F Lincoln Hall B08
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Staff
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- F White Hall 110
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Staff
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- F Sibley Hall 115
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Brann, R
RELST 3309
Course Description
How do Buddhists live out their philosophies and ethics? What are the spaces of ritual, devotion, meditation, education, and politics? How do Buddhist practices and affiliations satisfy aesthetic and emotional ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3309
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Uris Hall 494
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Blackburn, A
RELST 3311
Course Description
What role does Islam take in the politics, history, arts and rituals of Southeast Asia? Structured as a seminar, this course takes you on a journey through Southeast Asia, home to almost a quarter of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3311, ASIAN 6611, NES 3511
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall 158
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Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: One course in the humanities.
RELST 3416
Course Description
This course explores the Zen's central religious, historical and aesthetic developments. We read primary sources in translation and secondary sources. We examine the rise of the Ch'an tradition in China ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3316, ASIAN 6616, RELST 6616
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 105
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Law, J
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RELST 3738
Course Description
Have you ever been asked 'who are you' or 'which group do you belong to'? You would have noted how the answer shifts according to who is asking, in which context, etc. While everyone is unique, the possible ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3738, CLASS 3738
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Uris Hall 369
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Van Oyen, A
RELST 4100
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 6020
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
RELST 4441
Course Description
This course will explore the origins and early developments of a movement in Indian Buddhism known as the Great Vehicle. We will intensively examine a small slice of this movement's voluminous literature ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4441
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- T Rockefeller Hall B16
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: One course with significant Buddhist content.
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RELST 4660
Course Description
In the 1960s, religiosity was said to be a mere byproduct of tradition, increasingly marginalized by modernization. Yet, in an unexpected turn, the 1970s saw religious revival swept across the globe as ... view course details
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W White Hall 110
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Rock-Singer, A
RELST 4665
Course Description
An examination of Augustine's wide-ranging reflections on the nature of mind, giving special attention to his later, major works: Confessions, De trinitate, and De genesi ad litteram. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4665, MEDVL 6210, PHIL 4210, PHIL 6210
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Augustine's Philosophy of Mind
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 158
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MacDonald, S
RELST 4991
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
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Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Brann, R
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To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Law, J
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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RELST 4995
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
RELST 4996
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
RELST 6020
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 4100
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
RELST 6616
Course Description
This course explores the Zen's central religious, historical and aesthetic developments. We read primary sources in translation and secondary sources. We examine the rise of the Ch'an tradition in China ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3316, ASIAN 6616, RELST 3416
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 105
Instructors
Law, J
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)