Introduction to the Study of Religion
RELI 151
Spring 2013
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02
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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, thematic approaches, and method and 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, the construction and transmission of traditions through texts and objects, and religious conflict. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS RELI |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CBST-MN)(RELI-MN)(RELI)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Only starred (*) book is recommended for purchase.
*Thomas Tweed, CROSSING AND DWELLING
Kathryn Lofton, OPRAH, THE GOSPEL OF AN ICON
William James, THE VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
Victor Turner, THE RITUAL PROCESS
Regina Schwartz, THE CURSE OF CAIN
J. Z. Smith, Selected essays
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Examinations and Assignments:
Assignments include three critical papers dealing with scholarly evidence and argumentation, a weekly response paper, and robust participation in discussions. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Attendance is required. |
| Instructor(s): McAlister,Elizabeth Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: ALLB004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 1 | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 8 | FR: 9 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Same as Section 01 Above |
| Examinations and Assignments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): McAlister,Elizabeth Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: ALLB004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 1 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 8 | FR: 9 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 7 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 4 |
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