Religion and History
HIST 323
Fall 2015 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
RELI 298 |
| Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory |
The course will examine some ways that scholars have understood the role of religion in history. Readings will reflect a wide variety of theoretical, theological, and disciplinary perspectives. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST)(RELI) |
Major Readings:
Carlo Ginzburg, THE CHEESE AND THE WORMS: THE COSMOS OF A SIXTEENTH-CENTURY MILLER (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992).
ISBN-10: 0801843871
Marshall Sahlins, HOW "NATIVES" THINK: ABOUT CAPTAIN COOK, FOR EXAMPLE (University Of Chicago Press, 1996).
ISBN-10: 0226733696
Jonathan Sheehan, THE ENLIGHTENMENT BIBLE: TRANSLATION, SCHOLARSHIP, CULTURE (Princeton University Press, 2012).
ISBN-10: 0691130698
Ruth Harris, LOURDES: BODY AND SPIRIT IN THE SECULAR AGE (Penguin Global, 2008).
ISBN-10: 0141038489
Yuri Slezkine, THE JEWISH CENTURY (Princeton University Press, 2012).
ISBN-10: 0691127603
John Connelly, FROM ENEMY TO BROTHER: THE REVOLUTION IN CATHOLIC TEACHING ON THE JEWS, 1933-1965 (Harvard University Press, 2012).
ISBN-10: 0674057821
Brian Porter-Szucs, FAITH AND FATHERLAND: CATHOLICISM, MODERNITY, AND POLAND (Oxford University Press, 2011).
ISBN-10: 0195399056
James Gilbert, REDEEMING CULTURE: AMERICAN RELIGION IN AN AGE OF SCIENCE (University Of Chicago Press, 1998).
ISBN-10: 0226293211
Jonathan P. Herzog, THE SPIRITUAL-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: AMERICA'S RELIGIOUS BATTLE AGAINST COMMUNISM IN THE EARLY COLD WAR (Oxford University Press, 2011).
ISBN-10: 0195393465
John Bowen, CAN ISLAM BE FRENCH?: PLURALISM AND PRAGMATISM IN A SECULARIST STATE (Princeton University Press, 2012).
ISBN-10: 0691132836
Brian Porter-Szucs, FAITH AND FATHERLAND: CATHOLICISM, MODERNITY, AND POLAND (Oxford University Press, 2011). ISBN-10: 0195399056
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly small response papers and one large final paper. Classroom presentation. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
No late papers; no incompletes. Only COL and CSS students can take this course pass/fail. All other students must take this course for letter grade. This course fulfills a "Method and Theory" requirement for Religion majors. |
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