Introduction to the Study of Religion
RELI 101
Fall 2007
| Section:
01
|
This course will examine the many ways in which religion is understood and practiced by a variety of communities as well as the ways it is critically engaged and understood by scholars in the field of religious studies. The three divisions of the curriculum of the Department of Religion (religious traditions, religion in society, and critical theory) will be represented in the course's examples and approaches. Topics covered in this course include religious violence and conflict, the significance of myth and narrative in providing schemes of meaning, the production of community solidarity and difference through rituals, and the construction and transmission of traditions through texts, and objects, and religious conflict. |
|
Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS RELI |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
|
Fulfills a Requirement for: (CBST-MN)(RELI-MN)(RELI)(STS) |
|
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
William James, THE VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
Jonathan Z. Smith, IMAGINING RELIGION
David Chidester, SALVATION AND SUICIDE
Thomas Burton, SERPENT-HANDLING BELIEVERS
Jeffrey Kripal, ROADS OF EXCESS, PALACES OF WISDOM
Sarah Lamb, WHITE SARIS AND SWEET MANGOES: AGING, GENDER AND BODY IN NORTH INDIA
|
Examinations and Assignments:
Short papers. Midterm and final exams. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
The following films will be screened: THE APOSTLE, WATER, MARJOE, and HOLY GHOST PEOPLE. |
| Instructor(s): Zwelling,Jeremy Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK302; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 7 | SO: 15 | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 11 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 4 | Unranked: 5 |
|
|