REL 195 - Special Topics in Religion

FDR: HU, GE4d
Credits: 3
When Offered: Winter

A course offered from time to time in a selected problem or topic in religion. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.

Topic for Winter 2010:

REL 195: Roman Religions (3). May be used toward classics. This course explores the various religious traditions of ancient Rome from its beginning as an Iron Age city-state to the dominant Mediterranean power. Readings are drawn from primary documents of ancient belief and practice along with contemporary approaches that contextualize these documents within their broader social, religious, and political contexts. Topics include civic cult and ritual, personal experiences with the divine, rituals of power, space and place, and threats to the established order. The final week of class considers the place of early Christianity in the discussion and the transition of Rome from classical to Christian empire. (HU, GE4d) Sowers.

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