| Title: | Topics Comp Rel: Symbol & Myth |
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| Course Section Number: | REL-290-02 |
| Department: | Religion |
| Description: | Topics in Comparative Religion: Symbol & Myth. 2nd Half-Semester. Do myths and symbols belong in the skill-set of people living in a modern scientific world? Or are they playthings for nerds or soft-minded romantics? What exactly are symbols? Myths? What do they do? Are they socially constructed? Archetypal? Something else? How important are they for religion? Can you have a religion that's "demythologized"? Should you? These are some of the questions that we'll tackle in this half-course. We'll read selections from, among others, Mircea Eliade and Wendy Doniger, as well as their critics. Using film and other media, we'll also read or look at a variety of myths, both ancient and modern. .5 course credit. 2nd half-semester. Prerequisites: None. Course limited to 20. |
| Credits: | 0.50 |
| Start Date: | March 16, 2020 |
| End Date: | May 9, 2020 |
| Meeting Information: |
03/17/2020-05/07/2020 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 09:45AM - 11:00AM, Malcolm X Institute, Room 109
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| Faculty: | Blix, David |
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