UCSB 2009-2010 Catalog Course Search
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| RG ST 1 - Introduction to the Study of Religion |
| (4) STAFF |
| A consideration of major themes, issues, types of figures and phenomena, and traditions--all selected from the history of religion so as to illustrate the great variety of religious phenomena and to suggest some of the ways such things may be responsibly studied. |
| RG ST 2 - Islam and the West from 700-1850 |
| (4) Ahmad |
| Covers Western encounters with Muslims from Islam's spread in the Near East and Europe until the mid-nineteenth century, including the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in Western literature, positive and negative Muslim/European interactions, and their rivalry. |
| RG ST 3 - Introduction to Asian Religious Traditions |
| (4) STAFF |
| An introduction to the basic texts, institutions, and practices of the religious traditions of South Asia and East Asia. |
| RG ST 4 - Introduction to Buddhism |
| (4) STAFF |
| The historical and cross-cultural exploration of Buddhism through the examination of basic texts, institutions, and practices of diverse Buddhist traditions. |
| RG ST 5 - Introduction to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
| (4) STAFF |
| Introduction to the basic texts, institutions, and practices of western religious traditions: Judiasm, Christianity, and Islam. |
| RG ST 6 - Islam and Modernity |
| (4) Ahmad |
| Prerequisites: none |
| Discussion of the larger issues regarding Islamic traditions encountering modern transformations of individuals and society. |
| RG ST 7 - Introduction to American Religion |
| (4) Albanese |
| Religion and religions in America. Survey of the variety of religions or religious traditions in America, including Native American, Asian American, African American, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Muslim, and notably Protestant. Focus also on such common features as "civil religion." |
| RG ST 9 - Ethnicity and Religion |
| (4) Busto |
| An overview of the themes, problems and theories at the intersection of race/ethnicity and religious traditions in the United States. Focus is on racially ethnic communities and traditions. |
| RG ST 10A - Elementary Arabic I |
| (5) Reynolds, Campo |
| Introductory modern standard Arabic: pronunciation, script, conversation, and oral comprehension. Weekly sections involve cultural materials such as elementary calligraphy, Middle Eastern cooking, Arabic television shows, films, singing, and folk dance. |
| RG ST 10B - Elementary Arabic II |
| (5) Reynolds, Campo |
| Prerequisites: Relgious Studies 10A. |
| Continuation of Arabic I. |
| RG ST 10C - Elementary Arabic III |
| (5) Reynolds, Campo |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10A-B. |
| Continuation of Arabic II. |
| RG ST 10D - Intermediate Arabic IV |
| (5) Reynolds, Campo |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10A-B-C. |
| Intermediate Arabic: complex grammar, and vocabulary, readings in classicaland modern Arabic literature, including short stories, newspaper articles, and poetry. Extensive use of audio-visual materials including news broadcasts, television shows, and films. weekly conversation section. |
| RG ST 10E - Intermediate Arabic V |
| (5) Reynolds, Campo |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10D. |
| Continuation of Arabic IV. |
| RG ST 10F - Intermediate Arabic VI |
| (5) Reynolds, Campo |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10E. |
| Continuation of Arabic V. |
| RG ST 10X - Egyptian Colloquial Arabic I |
| (2) Campo |
| Introduction to the spoken colloquial Arabic of Egypt, the most widely understood dialect in the Arab world. Covers pronunciation, basic grammar, and vocabulary taught through conversation and selected viewing of television and film. Emphasis is on spoken communication. |
| RG ST 10Y - Egyptian Colloquial Arabic II |
| (2) Campo |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10X with a passing grade. |
| Continuation of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic I. |
| RG ST 10Z - Egyptian Colloquial Arabic III |
| (2) Campo |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10Y with a passing grade. |
| Continuation of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic II. |
| RG ST 11A - Elementary Hindi I |
| (4) STAFF |
| The beginning course in Hindi. Survey of grammar. Graded exercises and readings drawn from Hindi literature, leading to mastery of grammatical structures and essential vocabulary and achievement of basic reading and writing competence. |
| RG ST 11B - Elementary Hindi II |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 11A. |
| Continuation of Hindi I. |
| RG ST 11C - Elementary Hindi III |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 11B. |
| Continuation of Hindi II. |
| RG ST 11D - Intermediate Hindi IV |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 11C. |
| Intermediate Hindi. Selected readings in Hindi fiction and nonfiction, with exercises in grammar, composition, and conversation. |
| RG ST 11E - Intermediate Hindi V |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 11D. |
| Continuation of Hindi IV. |
| RG ST 11F - Intermediate Hindi VI |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 11E. |
| Continuation of Hindi V. |
| RG ST 12 - Religious Approaches to Death |
| (4) White |
| Surveys twenty world religious traditions in their approaches to the problem of death, care for the dead, and death-related doctrines and practices within their broader cultural, historical, and social contexts from a cross-cultural perspective. |
| RG ST 14 - Introduction to Native American Religious Studies |
| (4) Talamantez |
| This course is designed as an introduction to the contribution that Native American religions make to the general study of religion. Metaphysical and philosophical aspects of North American native culture. Major concepts of belief systems, religion, and medicine. Theories of balance, harmony, knowledge, power, ritual, and ceremony. |
| RG ST 15 - Religion and Psychology |
| (4) Roof |
| A survey of theories and approaches to the study of religion from the perspective of psychology, with an emphasis on psychoanalytical, analytical, and humanistic psychology as well as on other theorists and trends emerging out of or relating to these traditions in psychology. |
| RG ST 15A - Religion and Psychology: Major Figures |
| (4) Roof |
| Not a legal repeat of Religious Studies 15. |
| A survey of theories and approaches to the study of religion from the
perspective of psychology, with an emphasis on psychoanalytical, analytical, and
humanistic psychology as well as on other theorists and trends emerging out of
or relating to these traditions in psychology. |
| RG ST 15B - Religion and Psychology: Research Approaches |
| (4) Taves |
| Not a legal repeat of Religious Studies 15. |
| A sampling of theories and approaches to the study of religion from the
perspective of psychology, emphasizing clinically rooted theories
(psychoanalytic, analytic, and humanistic psychology) and experimentally rooted
theories (evolutionary, cognitive, and social psychology). |
| RG ST 16 - Chicano/Latino Religious Traditions |
| (4) Busto |
| The religious and philosophical traditions that created and continue to influence Chicano/Latino communites. |
| RG ST 17A - Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I |
| (4) Garr |
| Introduction to the orthography, phonology, grammar, and lexicon of Tiberian Biblical Hebrew as found in most printed Bibles. Concludes with selected Pentateuchal readings where the student applies grammatical knowledge to texts. |
| RG ST 17B - Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 17A. |
| Continuation of Religious Studies 17B. |
| RG ST 17C - Introduction to Biblical Hebrew III |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 17B. |
| Continuation of Religious Studies 17B. |
| RG ST 19 - The Gods and Goddesses of India |
| (4) Holdrege |
| An introduction to the gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon. Consideration is given to mythological, iconographic, and pilgrimage traditions as well as to the various types of movements - ascetic, devotional, and Tantric - associated with each deity. |
| RG ST 20 - Indic Civilization |
| (4) Mann |
| Surveys the religious history of the subcontinent beginning with the Indus valley culture and continuing to examine the rise of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain beliefs, the arrival of Islam and Christianity, and the region's confrontation with modernity. |
| RG ST 21 - Zen |
| (4) Grapard |
| An introduction to the history and texts of the major lineages of Ch`an Buddhism in China, and Zen Buddhism in Japan. |
| RG ST 22 - Religious Narratives and Paintings of Japan |
| (4) STAFF |
| A survey and cultural analysis of the painted scrolls and texts related to historical records of religious institutions in medieval and premodern Japan. |
| RG ST 24 - Teachings of Jesus in Comparative Perspective |
| (4) Thomas |
| Exploration of key interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus, and analysis of the sources from which these are reconstructed, in historical, comparative, and contemporary perspectives. |
| RG ST 30A - Elementary Tibetan I |
| (4) Hillis |
| An introduction to literary and spoken Tibetan, including study of classical and modern grammar, with examples drawn from a wide variety of literature. Also introduces students to the use of new digital instructional materials to develop proficiency in spoken Tibetan. |
| RG ST 30B - Elementary Literary Tibetan II |
| (4) Wallace |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 30A. |
| Continuation of Tibetan I. |
| RG ST 30C - Elementary Literary Tibetan III |
| (4) Wallace |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 30B. |
| Continuation of Tibetan II. |
| RG ST 30D - Intermediate Tibetan IV |
| (4) Hillis |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 30C. |
| Intermediate literary and spoken Tibetan, including study of advanced Tibetan grammar and readings in a variety of genres of Tibetan literature. Use of programs in colloquial Tibetan to develop verbal fluency, acquire vocabulary, and master advanced topics in spoken Tibetan. |
| RG ST 30E - Intermediate Tibetan V |
| (4) Hillis |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 30D. |
| Continuation of Tibetan IV. |
| RG ST 30F - Intermediate Tibetan VI |
| (4) Hillis |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 30E. |
| Continuation of Tibetan V. |
| RG ST 31 - The Religions of Tibet |
| (4) Cabezon |
| Survey of Tibetan religions focusing on Tibetan Buddhism (from its origns to the present) but also touching on the Tibetan indigenous religion, Bon and on Tibetan Islam. Special attention is paid to the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, their history, doctrines, and meditation practices. |
| RG ST 40 - Religion and Society |
| (4) Hammond, Roof |
| An introduction to the analysis of how social forces shape religion and religious forces shape the behavior of persons and institutions. The contemporary scene is emphasized, although attention is also given to cross-cultural and historical matters. |
| RG ST 41 - Heresies |
| (4) Thomas |
| Study of a selection of heretical movements from a variety of religious traditions in the ancient and medieval periods. Illustrates the sociological, political, economic, and philosophical dimensions of heresy formation and self-definition within religious traditions. |
| RG ST 43 - Origins: A Dialogue Between Scientists and Humanists |
| (4) Tutino,Hecht,Treu |
| Introduction to the ways in which different disciplines have addressed the concept of origins. This course is organized as a dialogue between science, religion and history or more broadly construed between science and the humanities. |
| RG ST 57A - Persian I |
| (5) STAFF |
| Introduction to Persian pronunciation, script, and basic grammar, and vocabulary. Included lessons in reading, writing, conversation, and oral comprehension. Sections involve audio-visual materials and a general introduction to the literature and cultures of Persian-speaking Iran, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. |
| RG ST 57B - Elementary Persian II |
| (5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 57A. |
| Continuation of Persian I. |
| RG ST 57C - Elementary Persian III |
| (5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 57B. |
| Continuation of Persian II. |
| RG ST 57D - Intermediate Persian IV |
| (5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 57C. |
| Continuation of Persian III. |
| RG ST 57E - Intermediate Persian V |
| (5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 57D. |
| Continuation of Persian IV. |
| RG ST 57F - Intermediate Persian VI |
| (5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 57E. |
| Continuation of Persian V. |
| RG ST 60A - Elementary Punjabi I |
| (4) STAFF |
| Introduction to Punjabi, a major language of Northern India and Pakistan Beginning with the Gurmukhi script, the course offers an intensive study in the speaking, reading, and writing of the language. |
| RG ST 60B - Elementary Punjabi II |
| (4) STAFF |
| Continuation of Punjabi I. |
| RG ST 60C - Elementary Punjabi III |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 60B. |
| Continuation of Punjabi II. |
| RG ST 60D - Intermediate Punjabi IV |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 60C. |
| Continuation of Punjabi III. |
| RG ST 60E - Intermediate Punjabi V |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 60D. |
| Continuation of Punjabi IV. |
| RG ST 60F - Intermediate Punjabi VI |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 60E. |
| Continuation of Punjabi V. |
| RG ST 61A - Survey of Afro-American Religious Traditions |
| (4) Strongman |
| A historical examination, beginning with the West African heritage of Afro-American religious leaders and organizations in the United States during slavery and until the end of the nineteeth century. |
| RG ST 61B - Religion in Black America (Part II) |
| (4) Strongman, |
| A historical survey of major black religious figures, organizations, movements, philosophies, and issues. Emphasis on contemporary religious phenomena in the black religious community of the United States during the twentieth century. |
| RG ST 70 - Topics in Religious Experience |
| (4) Taves |
| An examination of a selected type of religious experience -such as possession, conversion, or mysticism - in comparative and cross-cultural perspectives. Methodological issues related to definition, comparison, and explanation of the phenomenon in question are considered. |
| RG ST 71 - Introduction to Asian American Religions |
| (4) Busto |
| Introduction to patterns and themes in religious histories and experiences of
Asians in North America. Includes theories of race/ethnicity; immigration;
transplantation and transformation of "Asian" traditions to North America; Asian
American Christianities; theology; and various ways religion functions in the
contemporary representation of Asian Americans. |
| RG ST 72 - Religious Autobiography |
| (4) Taves |
| An examination of what it means to be religious or spiritual, what people consider sacred, and how that affects the way people live their lives. To do so, course employs religious/spiritual autobiographies from a variety of different traditions and cultural perspectives. |
| RG ST 80A - Religion and Western Civilization I: Ancient |
| (4) STAFF |
| The religions of classical antiquity; myths, rituals, and cults of Greece and Rome; religious dimesions of Greek and Roman philosophy; beginnings anddevelopment of Christianity to time of Theodosius the Great (379-395 C.E.) |
| RG ST 80B - Religion and Western Civilization II: Medieval |
| (4) Carlson |
| The decline of classical antiquity; the emergence of medieval Christendom; religion and culture of the Middle Ages (eleventh-thirteenth centuries); subsequent development of the Renaissance and Reformation. |
| RG ST 80C - Religion and Western Civilization III: Modern |
| (4) Carlson |
| Religious responses to the emergence of modern science in the seventeenth century; religion in eighteenth century Europe; religion in America; the challenges of the twentieth century. |
| RG ST 90 - Topics in Religious Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Lectures in special areas of interest in religious studies. Specific course titles to be announced by the department each quarter offered. |
| RG ST 100A - From Ape to Cyborg: New Debates on Human Nature |
| (4) Weinberger-Thomas |
| Prerequisites: A prior course in Religious Studies or Anthropology. |
| Drawing from recent publications from the fields of ethnology, primatology, palaeoanthropology, neurobiology, cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, Neo-Darwinian studies, and robotics, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering and artificial life, this seminar examines the fundamental question of what makes us human. |
| RG ST 100B - Ritual and Violence |
| (4) Weinberger-Thomas |
| Prerequisites: A prior course in Religious Studies or Anthropology. |
| Focuses on the link between ritual and violence in archaic and/or traditional societies. Attention is also given to the persistence of this link in the contemporary context. |
| RG ST 101 - New Religious Movements |
| (4) STAFF |
| Looks at new religious movements over the past several decades, both sectarian movements within religious traditions and other movements that are combinative and eclectic in nature. Focus is primarily on the United States, though not exclusively. |
| RG ST 102 - Symbolizations of the Feminine in Cross-Cultural Perspective |
| (4) Holdrege |
| A comparative analysis of symbolizations of the feminine in western and Asian religious traditions, with attention to contrasting images of the feminine as an inherently passive principle on the one hand and as an activating principle of divine power on the other. |
| RG ST 102A - Muslim Diasporas and the Law |
| (4) Moore |
| Prerequisites: Law and Society majors must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113. |
| An examination of the legal and social issues raised by the presence of Muslims in contemporary Western Europe and the United States. Civil rights, accommodation, and the construction of a dichotomy between "moderate" Islam and Islamism will be discussed. |
| RG ST 103B - Marriage in the Ancient World |
| (4) STAFF |
| Examines marriage customs and rituals in archaic and classical Greece, Ptolemaic Egypt, and in the Roman Republic and Imperial periods within the context of social history, literary, historical, and epigraphic sources. |
| RG ST 104 - Problems in the Study of Religion |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious studies majors only. |
| Advanced research seminar treating selected topics in the study of religion. Offered at least twice a year by various faculty, and organized largely around the instructor's own work and/or intellectual interests. |
| RG ST 105 - The Teachings of Jesus |
| (4) Thomas |
| Exploration and analysis of the teachings of Jesus, the significance of hisperson, and sources of our knowledge about him, in historical, comparative,and contemporary terms. |
| RG ST 106 - Modernity and the Process of Secularization |
| (4) Carlson |
| A study of sociological, psychological, and philosophical attempts to define the modern west in terms of the marginalization and/or transformation of traditional Christian thought and institutions. |
| RG ST 108 - Global Religion |
| (4) Juergensmeyer |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Examines the globalization of religious traditions in the modern world. Topics include the polarities between homeland and diaspora, the relationships between transnational religions and nation states, and how these dynamics change the very nature of religious traditions. |
| RG ST 110B - Religion and Journalism |
| (4) Hecht |
| Explores how the place of religion has changed in American journalism, how journalists are involved in the articulation of religion, and how journalism of religion is related to the larger issue of the changing nature of American religious pluralism. |
| RG ST 110C - Religion and Art |
| (4) Hecht |
| Exploration of the relationship between religion and twentieth-century art. Special attention on the symbolisms of space, body, time, word, and memory in modern artists such as Mondrian, Chagall, and O'Keefe, and in contemporary artists like Bill Viola, James Turrell, Marina Abramovic, Wolfgang Laib, Anselm, Kiefer, Anish Kapoor and Christian Boltanski. |
| RG ST 110D - Ritual Art and Verbal Art of the Pacific Northwest |
| (4) Talamantez |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 14. |
| Religious ethos of selected peoples of the Pacific Northwest, as is expressed in masking, body paint, art, and architecture. Study of mythology, ritual, symbolism, and contemporary developments. |
| RG ST 111A - Religions of the Silk Road |
| (4) Wallace |
| A study of the transformation of religious ideas and practices along the Central Asian trade and missionary routes that constitute the Silk Road, including an analysis of patterns of religious exchange and contestation among Buddhist, Islamic, Christian, and Hindu communities. |
| RG ST 111B - Religions of Mongolia |
| (4) Wallace |
| A historical analysis of the development of Shamanic, Buddhist, Islamic, and Christian traditions in Mongolia, including a consideration of the ways in which the mutual interactions of these traditions have shaped and transformed the religious and political climate of Mongolia. |
| RG ST 112 - Ethics of Biomedical Technology |
| (3) Gibor, Kohl |
| An interdisciplinary approach to questions raised by advances in human reproduction, definitions of "human life," the right to die, organ transplantation and donation, and animal rights. Discussants will include biologists, ethicists, and religious leaders. |
| RG ST 113 - Religion and Film |
| (4) STAFF |
| An examination of religious themes and forms as they appear in significant works of modern film. The nature of man, the problem of suffering, the quest for meaning are among the topics considered. |
| RG ST 114B - Religious Traditions of the Southwest |
| (4) Talamantez |
| Survey of the cultures of the south-western United States to discern the place of religion in the life of Athabascan, Pueblo, Uto-Aztecan, and native peoples of California. Consideration of the relationships between social structure, environment, and history as they affect religious behavior. Brief overview of the native American church, folk Catholicism, Curanderismo, and Espiritualismo. |
| RG ST 114D - Religion and Healing in Native America |
| (4) Talamantez |
| An interdisciplinary and comparative study of representative Native American cultures and their religio-medico systems. Emphasis on understanding the experimentation, evaluation, and sacralization of the biosphere in culture to meet human physical and spiritual needs. Examination of the special place of language in well-being. Attention will be given to changes which are a result of contact with European culture. |
| RG ST 114X - Dante's "Divine Comedy" |
| (4) Snyder, |
| Dante's masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, remains among the most astonishing works of world literature. This course follows the pilgram's progress through Inferno, Pergatorio and Paradiso in search of "love that moves the sun and the other stars." In English. |
| RG ST 115A - Literature and Religion of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament |
| (4) Hecht, Garr |
| Introduction to the varieties of literature, traditions, and institutions of ancient Israel through the prophetic period. |
| RG ST 115B - The Prophets |
| (4) Hecht |
| The origins, development, and enduring significance of the prophetic movement in ancient Israel. |
| RG ST 115C - The Hebrew Nible and Its Interpretations in the Jewish Tradition |
| (4) Holdrege |
| A study of the history of interpretation of the Hebrew bible in the Jewish tradition, including an analysis of the principal modes and trends of biblical exegesis--halakhic and aggadic Midrash, medieval commentaries, philosophical exegesis, kabbalistic interpretations, and modern commentaries. (Knowledge of Hebrew not required.) |
| RG ST 115E - Seminar on the Pentateuch |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 115A. |
| An analysis of select Pentateuchal texts from a variety of critical perspectives. |
| RG ST 115F - Seminar on the Hebrew Bible |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 115A. |
| An examination of select books and topics in the study of the Hebrew Bible. |
| RG ST 116A - The New Testament and Early Christianity |
| (4) Thomas |
| Study of the varieties of early Christian traditions and literature of the first century, with special (but not exclusive) attention to the new testament. |
| RG ST 116B - Second-Century Christianity |
| (4) Thomas |
| Religious Studies 116A or any lower-division course in religious studies. |
| Study of the various religious trends in developing Christianity as represented in the writings of the early Fathers, the later books of the New Testament, the New Testament Apocrypha, and "heretical" movements. |
| RG ST 116C - Archaelogy and the Study of Religion |
| (4) Thomas |
| Prerequisites: An upper-division course in religious studies. |
| An examination of the uses of archaeological materials to reconstruct the history of religions in the ancient world, with special attention to the relationships between material culture, religious iconography, epigraphy, and sacred texts. |
| RG ST 116D - Early Christian Novels |
| (4) Thomas |
| A study of the roots of Christian biography in literary-critical and historical perspectives, as both entertainment and edification, in a series extending from poytheist (pagan) and intertestamental Jewish novels to the gospels, the acts literature, and Christian hagiography. |
| RG ST 116E - Evangelical Christianity in the United States |
| (4) Busto |
| Prerequisites: upper division standing |
| Interdisciplinary approach to the experience, history, culture, and politics of "born-again" religion. Topics include development of doctrine, Pentecostalism, fundamentalism, millennial views, expressive cultural forms, subcultures, and political activism. |
| RG ST 117A - The Language and Religion of the Mishnah and Talmud |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 115A or 115B or 155C. |
| Examination of the religious traditions of Mesopotamia, the Hittites, and the peoples of Syria-Palestine as seen through their literary and archeological remains. |
| RG ST 117B - The Language and Religion of the Mishnah and Talmud |
| (4) Hecht, Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 117A. |
| Continuation of Religious Studies 117A. |
| RG ST 118A - Religious Nationalism |
| (4) Friedland |
| Examines the conditions, course content, and consequences of religious nationalisms. Countries examined include such cases as Israel, Palestine, India, Iran, and the United States. Religious nationalism is examined in light of theories of the nation, religion, and societal organization more generally. |
| RG ST 118J - Jesus, Judaism and the Origin of Christianity |
| (4) Friedland |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| A sociohistorical perspective that analyzes the relationhip between the Jesus movement and the Jewish society of his day. Examines the organizationand meaning of sanctity and sovereignty, and positions the Jesus movement within the politics of these institutions. |
| RG ST 119A - Introduction to Islamic Law |
| (4) Ahmad |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Addresses the Islamic legal concepts of rights and responsibilities and the relationship between the individual and the state in Islamic law. The course also provides an overview of the history and development of Islamic law and legal theories. |
| RG ST 119B - The Qur'an and Its Interpretations |
| (4) Ahmad |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Introduces the Qur'an from different perspectives: A source of spiritual guidance, a political document, a source of law and philosophy, an inspiration for visual and acoustic arts, and a piece of literature of interest to literary criticism. |
| RG ST 119C - Jihad and Just War Theory |
| (4) Ahmad |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Compares the notion of jihad in Islamic law to its counterpart (just war theory) in Western traditions and compares the conditions for a (theoretically) legitimate war in Islamic law and the actual application of war in Islamic history. |
| RG ST 119D - Islam and Women |
| (4) Ahmad |
| Prerequisites: upper division standing |
| Women's issues in Islam, including marriage and divorce laws, women in the public space, and other rights pertaining to women in Muslim societies. |
| RG ST 119E - Islam and Government |
| (4) Ahmad |
| Discusses the basis and functions of government in Islam and its relationship with religious institutions. |
| RG ST 120 - Shugendo: Japanese Mountain Religion |
| (4) Grapard |
| Historical study of texts and practice of Japanese mountain ascetics (Yamabushi), and of their role in the formation of Japanese culture, from 700 to present. |
| RG ST 121A - Introduction to Targumic Aramaic I |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 17A-B-C. |
| The grammar and basic vocabulary of Targumic Aramaic, concentrating on Targum Onkelos -- the "official" Jewish Aramaic translation of the Old Testament. |
| RG ST 121B - Introduction to Targumic Aramaic II |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 17A-B-C and 121A. |
| Continuation of Religious Studies 121A. |
| RG ST 122A - Syriac I |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 17A-B-C. |
| Introduction to the grammar and literature of the Syriac language. Emphasis on the acquisition of Syriac language skills. |
| RG ST 122B - Syriac II |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 17A-B-C and 122A. |
| Continuation of Religious Studies 122A. |
| RG ST 122C - Syriac III |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 17A-B-C and 122A-B. |
| Continuation of Religious Studies 122B. |
| RG ST 123 - Asian American Religions |
| (4) Busto |
| A prior course in Asian American studies. |
| Historical and interdisciplinary approach to the themes and issues in the religious traditions of Asian Americans. Topics: the civil religious context, the transplantation of "Asian" traditions into the U.S., Asian American Christianity, Asian American theology. |
| RG ST 124 - The History of Religions in Aztlan |
| (4) Hecht |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Examines the religious constituents of Chicano identities by focusing on different Chicano myths and rituals, orientations to and manifestations of the sacred, centers and peripheries, discourses, pilgrimage, sacrifice, and general modes of symbolization. |
| RG ST 124R - Latino Religious Traditions in Historical Perspective |
| (4) Garcia |
| Focuses on the role of religion in the Chicano/Latino historical experience. Includes pre-Columbian traditions, Spanish colonial traditions, religion of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, immigrant religious traditions, the changing nature of Latino religions in the twentieth century. |
| RG ST 125 - Special Topics |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or one prior course in Religious Studies. |
| Lectures in special areas of interest in religious studies. Specific coursetitles to be announced by the department each quarter. |
| RG ST 126 - Roman Catholicism Today |
| (4) Hammond |
| A survey of the history of Roman Catholic Christianity, leading to Vatican II and subsequent changes in the church. Attention is worldwide, but focus is on the United States. |
| RG ST 127B - Christian Thought and Cultures of the Middle Ages |
| (4) Carlson |
| Exploration of some of th major intellectual and cultural developments defining medieval Christian Europe. Materials considered include both contemporary historical studies and selected primary sources in theology, philosophy, literature, and the arts. |
| RG ST 127C - Christian Thought and Cultures of the Reformation |
| (4) Carlson |
| Addresses major intellectual and cultural developments relating to the disintegration of medieval Christianity and the birth of modern Europe. Attention given to both contemporary historical studies and selected primary sources in theology, philosophy, literature, and the arts. |
| RG ST 128 - Religion, Oppression, and Resistance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Is religion th opiate of the people? The voice of the oppressed? The tool of dominance? This course explores theories of religion and oppression in light of several different examples of religion in oppression and resistance. |
| RG ST 128A - Religion and Spirituality in the Roman Empire |
| (4) Thomas |
| Introduction to "pagan" spirituality: Rites marking the seasonal and life cycles, syncretism and multiculturalism, initiation into religious associations, dreams and oracles, with attention both to religious texts and to the symbolic, iconographic, and structural evidence offered by archaeological data. |
| RG ST 128B - The Legacy of Greek Philosophy in Ancient Religion |
| (4) Thomas |
| Traces the development of Greek philosophy from its religious roots, the emergence of the major schools as voluntary associations, and their afterlife in Hellenistic Judaism, Christian piety, Gnosticism, patristic writings, and Neoplatonism. |
| RG ST 128C - The Sacred Geography of the Ancient Mediterranean World |
| (4) Thomas |
| A survey of religious sites in paganism, early Christianity, ancient Judaism, and early Islam. After general introduction to the sites, theoretical approaches to sacred space and ritual, and research methods for archaeological materials, students produce research papers and oral presentations on individual sites. |
| RG ST 128D - The Transformation of the Late Antique City |
| (4) Thomas |
| Examines the transition of eastern Mediterranean society from the pagan Roman empire to Christian late antiquity and the early Islamic period, with a special focus on the reuse of civic space, monumental programs, and ritual practices. |
| RG ST 129 - Religions of the Ancient Near East |
| (4) Campo, Garr |
| Examination of the religious traditions of Mesopotamia, the Hittites, and the peoples of Syria-Palestine as seen through their literary archeological remains. |
| RG ST 130 - Judaism |
| (4) Hecht |
| Elements of traditional Judaism in biblical and rabbinic times. |
| RG ST 130X - Religious Texts of the Jewish Tradition |
| (1) Hecht |
| Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Relgious Studies 130. |
| One year of either Classical or Modern Hebrew. |
| Readings from Jewish texts correlated to lecture themes of Religious Studies 130. Texts include the Siddur and Festival Machzor, the Passover Haggadah, Haim Bialik and Yehoshua Ravnitzky's Sefer, Ha-agadah, and S. Y. Agnon's Yamin Nora'im and collected short stories. |
| RG ST 131A - Religions in Judea from the Maccabees to Rabbis |
| (4) Hecht |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Study of the various religious trends in Palestine from the time of Ezra to the second revolt, with special attention to the rise and development of the apocalyptic. |
| RG ST 131B - Judaism in the Hellenistic World |
| (4) Hecht |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Study of the cultural and religious interactions of Judaism with Hellenism among the Greek-speaking Jews of the diaspora. Special attention is given to the writings of Philo of Alexandria. |
| RG ST 131C - Judaism in the Medieval World |
| (4) Hecht |
| Course covers period from 650 to 1500 CE and topics: Karaite movements; biblical and Talmaudic commentaries; growth of mystical movements; disputations between Christians and Jews. |
| RG ST 131D - Judaism in Modern Times |
| (4) Hecht |
| Challenge of the enlightenment and emancipation movements to traditional Jewish life in western and eastern Europe. Religious and secular responses to these challenges (orthodox, conservative, reform, Zionism, socialism) inEurope and the United States. |
| RG ST 131DX - Jewish Religious Texts from Modern Times |
| (1) Hecht |
| Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Religious Studies 131D. |
| One year of Modern Hebrew. |
| Readings from a selection of Hebrew texts correlated to lecture themes of Religious Studies 131D. Texts include the works of Issac Luria, Shneur Zalman of Ladi, Nachman of Bratzlav, the Musar tradition, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Ahad Ha-am and Aaron David Gordon. |
| RG ST 131E - Contemporary Trends in Judaism |
| (4) Hecht |
| An examination of the variety of trends in Judaism from the first world warto the present. Major areas of study include the following: the philosophies of Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Abraham Heschel, the growth of the conservative and reform movements in America, the Holocaust, the postwar disorientation and responses to the Holocaust. |
| RG ST 131F - The History of Anti-Semitism |
| (4) Hecht |
| A systematic examination of the history of anti-Semitism, beginning with the emergence of anti-Judaism in the world of late antiquity, its transformation into theological anti-Semitism in the middle ages, and the emergence of racial anti-Semitism in the modern world. The central focus will be anti-Semitism as a religio-historical category. |
| RG ST 131H - Politics and Religion in the City: The Case of Jerusalem |
| (4) Hecht |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or a prior course in religious studies. |
| Examines relationships between religion and politics in Jerusalem. As a sacred center for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and a national center for Israelis and Palestinians, Jerusalem provides the unique opportunity to examine coexisting groups holding opposite world views. |
| RG ST 131J - Introduction to Rabbinic Literature |
| (4) Holdrege, Garr |
| Prerequisites: upper division standing |
| An introduction to the basic texts of Rabbinic literature through an analysis of representative passages from the Mishnah, Talmud, and Midrash. Particular attention will be given to the various types of Midrash and the principles and methods of Midrashic interpretation. (Knowledge of Hebrew not required.) |
| RG ST 133 - Introduction to Jewish Mysticism |
| (4) Holdrege |
| An introduction to the schools and texts of Jewish mysticism, with particular attention to the Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah, and Hasidism. Examination of conceptions of god and the Sefirot, Torah, creation, and redemption, along with consideration of the role of meditative techniques. |
| RG ST 135 - Readings in Tibetan Buddhist Texts |
| (4) Cabezon |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 30F. |
| Different texts are read each quarter, so there is never any over-lap from one quarter to another. |
| Close readings of the different genres of the classical texts of Tibetan Buddhism in the original Tibetan: philosophy, history, autobiography, religious poetry, ritual, etc. Also provides a hands-on introduction to available digital tools. |
| RG ST 136 - Creation Myths |
| (4) White |
| Survey of cosmogonic myths within the world's mythological traditions with special attention to pervasive mythemes, Historical connections between cognate traditions, and major scholarly theories relating cosmogony to broader social, psychological, ethical, and theological constructs. |
| RG ST 137 - Gnosticism and Manichaeism |
| (4) Thomas |
| Prerequisites: An upper-division course in religious studies. |
| Study of Gnostic and Manichaean religions as philosophical and ritual systems, as book religions, and in their interrelations with Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Platonism. |
| RG ST 138A - Church, State, and Orthodoxy |
| (4) Taves |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| A survey of the emergence and development of the Roman Catholic Church as an institution with particular attention to the ways in which church leaders defined, maintained, and transmitted a distinctively Catholic understanding of Christian orthodoxy. |
| RG ST 138B - Catholic Practices & Global Cultures |
| (4) Taves, |
| An examination of the ways in which Catholic spirituality and religious practice have been shaped historically by encounter with various cultures and traditions, e.g. classical Greek, Old Saxon (German), Chinese, Nahua (Mexican), Cuban, Central African, South Asian, Japanese. |
| RG ST 138C - Catholicism and Modernity |
| (4) Taves |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| An examination of key concepts in the history of Catholic thought: the sacred/sacraments, tradition, sacrifice, sex, and authority with attention to how these concepts were interpreted and reinterpreted by Catholic thinkers and scholars of religion in the modern era. |
| RG ST 138D - Catholicism and U.S. History |
| (4) Taves, |
| An examination of the emergence and development of Catholicism in the U.S. from a transnational and comparative perspective with particular attention to the impact of the Catholic tradition on the cultural, political, and social life of the U.S. |
| RG ST 138E - Seminar in Catholic Studies |
| (4) Taves |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 138 A, B, C or D and permission of instructor. |
| An examination of selected topics in Catholic Studies that bear on larger questions in religious studies, American history, and global studies. |
| RG ST 139A - Early Christian Literature in Greek |
| (1-4) Thomas |
| two quarters of Greek. |
| Reading of the new testament and other first- and second-century works as illustrations of Greek style, with attention to the development of Koine Greek, the influence of the Septuagint, textual apparatuses, and interpretational tools available to the reader of Greek. |
| RG ST 139B - Greek and Latin Religious Texts |
| (1-4) Thomas |
| knowledge of Greek or Latin. |
| Readings illustrating the range of religion in the Roman empire, from the Septuagint to Epictetus to Tertullian, from dream interpretations to the Hermetica, with attention to the texts as examples of the development of Koine Greek and later Latin. |
| RG ST 139C - Religious Literature in Coptic |
| (4) Thomas |
| at least one year of Greek. |
| An introduction to Sahidic-Coptic grammar, with special reference to the Coptic gospel of Thomas. |
| RG ST 139D - Religious Literature in Coptic |
| (4) Thomas |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 139C. |
| Readings from the Gospel of Thomas and the Sahidic New Testament. |
| RG ST 139E - Religious Literature in Coptic |
| (4) Thomas |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 139C-D or equivalent. |
| Readings from selected Subakhmimic Coptic texts. |
| RG ST 140A - Islamic Traditions |
| (4) Campo |
| Introduction to history, doctrines, and practices of the Sunni, Shi'i and Sufi expressions of Islam. Includes study of Qur'an, Hadith literature, religious law, leadership, and holy places. |
| RG ST 140AX - Islamic Religious Texts |
| (1) Campo |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10E or equivalent. Concurrent enrollment in Religious Studies 140A. |
| Reading and analysis of brief Islamic texts selected from the Qur'an, Hadith, and historical texts. Emphasis on key topics addressed in Religious Studies 140A, such as religious belief and practice, law, relations with Judaism and Christianity, Shi'ism, and mystical experience. |
| RG ST 140B - Religion, Politics and Society in the Persian Gulf Region |
| (4) Campo |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| History of Islam and politics in societies of Saudia Arabia, Iran, and Iraqsince 1500. Emphasis on topics such as Shi'i and Sunni movements, religion and the state, Iranian revolution, economic development, and modernity. |
| RG ST 140BX - Readings in Perisan Gulf Religious Texts |
| (1) Campo |
| Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Religious Studies 140D. |
| Reading and analysis of selected texts in Arabic dealing with topics covered in Religious Studies 140B, with focus on relgion and politics in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and with Shi'I Islam in the Gulf region. |
| RG ST 140C - Islamic Mysticism and Religious Thought |
| (4) Campo |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Sufi mystics, ideas, practices, and movements. The relationship of Sufism to other currents of religious thought, such as theology and philosophy in the middle east, Africa, and Asia. |
| RG ST 140CX - Islamic Mysical Texts |
| (1) Campo |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10E or equivalent. Concurrent enrollment in Religious Studies 140C. |
| Reading and analysis of brief Islamic texts in Arabic selected from the authors and intellectual traditions covered in Religious Studies 140C, witha focus on the most famous thinkers, mystics, and philosophical works from the seventh to the twentieth centuries. |
| RG ST 140D - Islam in South Asia |
| (4) Campo |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Examines the religious, cultural, social, and political formation of Islam in India, from the twelth century to the present. Special consideration is given to patterns of Islamization and Hindu-Muslim encounters in pilgrimage, mysticism, and music. Religious aspects of Indian nationalisticmovements and the 1947 partition are also discussed. |
| RG ST 140DX - Readings in South Asian Islamic Texts |
| (1) Campo |
| Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Religious Studies 140D. |
| Reading and analysis of selected texts in Arabic dealing with topics covered in Religious Studies 140D, with focus on Islam in India and Hindu-Muslim relationships in the pre-modern era. |
| RG ST 140F - Modern Islamic Movements |
| (4) Campo |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Analysis of the variety of movements that have emerged in the modern Muslimworld: Sufi, reformist, and revolutionary. Includes comparison of Islamic political movements, leaders, and ideologies in Arabia, Africa, Iran, India, and south east Asia. |
| RG ST 141A - Sociology of Religion: The Classical Statements |
| (4) Hammond |
| Religion as it is treated by major social theorists, including Marx, Weber,Durkheim, Freud, Simmel, Malinowski. |
| RG ST 141B - Sociology of Religion: Religious Organizations in Contemporary Society |
| (4) Hammond |
| Religion as it appears in formal institutions, including the study of religious beliefs, religious professionals, and the dynamics of religious organizations. Emphasis is on contemporary U.S. |
| RG ST 141C - Sociology of Religion: Church and State Relations |
| (4) Hammond |
| Prerequisites: An upper-division course in religious studies. |
| Religion as it exists in the American civic realm, including the political aspects of churches, the religious aspects of politics, and the role of thecourts in mediating the relationship of church and state. |
| RG ST 142A - Religious Literature in Hebrew |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 17A-B-C. |
| An application of grammatical and analytic skills acquired in introductory Hebrew to the rapid reading of biblical Hebrew texts, complemented by an emphasis on critical and interpretive approaches to the Hebrew bible. Textschange with each offering of the course. |
| RG ST 142B - Religious Literature in Hebrew |
| (4) Hecht, Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 17A-B-C. |
| Introduction to poetry of the Hebrew bible with special reference to Culticsongs. Texts will be selected from psalms, song of songs, and Koheleth in order to examine the varieties of poetic style. |
| RG ST 142C - Religious Literature in Hebrew |
| (4) Hecht, Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 17A-B-C. |
| Continuation of Religious Studies 142A and/or 142B |
| RG ST 143 - Seminar in Religion and Society: Research Methods |
| (4) Roof |
| Applied research experience, with attention to practical aspects of research such as interviewing, field work, analysis, and write-up. |
| RG ST 145 - Patterns in Comparative Religion |
| (4) Holdgrege |
| Study of major religious issues as addressed by more than one religious tradition. The problem of comparative religion as an academic discipline. |
| RG ST 146E - Hindu Mysticism |
| (4) White |
| The history of Hindu mysticism and the lived experience of the Hindu mysticfrom the Vedas through the Tantras in doctrinal literature, mythology, ritual, and art. |
| RG ST 147 - Religion and the American Experience |
| (4) Albanese |
| Prerequisites: Upper division standing |
| Study of one selected topic in U.S. religious history in cultural context. Examples include evangelicalism, revivalism, fundamentalism, millennialism, communalism, Transcendentalism, new religions past and present, metaphysical traditions, religion and ethnicity, religion and healing, nature religion, New Age. |
| RG ST 148A - Advanced Arabic |
| (4) Reynolds |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10F. |
| Advanced study of grammar and vocabulary; readings in the major genres of classical and modern Arabic literature, including Qur'an, medieval poetry and prose, modern short story and novels, etc. |
| RG ST 148B - Advanced Arabic |
| (4) Reynolds |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 148A. |
| Continuation of Relgious Studies 148A. |
| RG ST 148C - Advanced Arabic |
| (4) Reynolds |
| Prerequisites: Relgious Studies 148B. |
| Continuation of Relgious Studies 148B. |
| RG ST 149A - Introduction to Islamic Theology |
| (4) el Omari |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Survey of major trends and schools in Islamic theology throughout the early, formative classical, and post-classical periods. Attention given to formulations of Islamic theology as expressed in doctrinal, heresiographical, theological, philosophical, and mystical texts in historical and social contexts. |
| RG ST 149B - The Individual in Islamic Civilization |
| (4) el Omari |
| Prerequisites: upper division standing |
| Examine the formation of Islamic religious traditions from the perspective of the individual by exploring how representative archetypes of the individual in classical Muslim civilization articulated an understanding of the Divine. |
| RG ST 150 - American Spiritualities |
| (4) Albanese |
| Study of different forms of spirituality in the United States past and present. Topics include relation of past to present and relation of spirituality to religion in the context of American culture. |
| RG ST 151A - Religion in American History to 1865 |
| (4) Albanese |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Principal figures, groups, trends, and issues in religion in American history and culture to 1865. |
| RG ST 151B - Religion in American History Since 1865 |
| (4) Albanese |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Principal figures, groups, trends, and issues in religion in America since 1865. |
| RG ST 151C - Religion in the American West |
| (4) Busto |
| Interdisciplinary approach to understanding religion in the western United States. How does a regional approach alter our view of American religion? Case studies of traditions transplanted to or having origin in the American west. |
| RG ST 152 - Religion in America Today |
| (4) Roof, Hammond |
| Recent trends in American religion and in interrelationships between religion and American society. |
| RG ST 153 - The Religious Cultures of the Beat Generation |
| (4) Hecht |
| Examines the religious world of the Beat generation and the ongoing American literary traditions of rebellion against conformity, the outsider, and rebel. |
| RG ST 154 - Ethics in Leadership and Enterprise |
| (4) Staff, |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Focus on ethical principles in eastern and western civilizations as reflected in philosophical and religious texts and writings in social science and literature. Against this backdrop ethical dilemmas for leaders in business and corporate life today are examined. |
| RG ST 155 - Religion and the Impact of Vietnam |
| (4) Hecht |
| Impact of the Vietnam war upon American values, religion, and senses of national purpose. |
| RG ST 156 - African Religions in the Americas |
| (4) Michel, Strongman |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| A study of Neo-African religions in the Americas, with special emphasis on Haitian Vodou, myths, philosophical perspectives, moral order, rituals, and practices. Social and political dynamics are examined in contemporary religious communities including women's roles and sexuality issues. |
| RG ST 156CC - Internships in Social Ethics |
| (4) Roof |
| Prerequisites: Instructor approval required prior to enrolling. |
| This seminar is part of the Capps Center internship program in public service and social ethics. It addresses issues of ethics and the role of governmental and non-governmental organizations in contemporary society. Students will intern in local non-profit organizations in Winter and Spring quarters. |
| RG ST 157 - Religion, Law, and Society |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: One lower division religious studies course. |
| Students who have completed RG ST 190LR with a grade of C or above may not enroll in RG ST 157. Students who completed RG ST 190LR with a C- or below may take RG ST 157 as a legal repeat. |
| Explores the influence of religion on law and society by addressing such issues as the relationship between religious and secular institutions, religious freedom and discrimination, and the ideological and political implications of religious beliefs. |
| RG ST 157A - Advanced Persian I |
| (5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 57F. |
| Continuation of Persian VI. |
| RG ST 157B - Advanced Persian II |
| (5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 157A. |
| Continuation of Advanced Persian I. |
| RG ST 157C - Advanced Persian III |
| (5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 157B. |
| Continuation of Advanced Persian II. |
| RG ST 158A - Hindu Myth and Image |
| (4) Holdrege |
| A study of the myth complexes and images associated with the major gods andgoddesses of the Hindu Pantheon. Consideration will be given to the appropriation and transformation of the mythology and iconography in the context of living devotional traditions. |
| RG ST 158B - Pilgrimage Traditions of South Asia |
| (4) Holdrege |
| A multimedia exploration of Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic pilgrimage traditions associated with sacred sites in South Asia, including an investigation of models of sacred space, patterns of religious exchange and contestation, mythological representations, pilgrimage accounts, ritual performances, and iconographic traditions. |
| RG ST 158C - Consciousness and the Body in Hindu Traditions |
| (4) Holdrege |
| An exploration of Hindu constructions of embodiment and the relationship of the mind-body complex to consciousness. Critical analysis of discursive representations and practices in various Hindu traditions, including ritual traditions, ascetic movements, legal codes, medical discourses, devotional movements, and Tantric traditions. |
| RG ST 159A - Elementary Sanskrit |
| (4) Hillis |
| An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of classical Sanskrit. |
| RG ST 159B - Elementary Sanskrit |
| (4) Hillis |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159A. |
| Continuation of Elementary Sanskrit. |
| RG ST 159C - Elementary Sanskrit |
| (4) Hillis |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159A-B. |
| Reading and analysis of classical Sanskrit religious texts. |
| RG ST 159D - Intermediate Sanskrit |
| (4) Hillis |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159A-B-C. |
| Selected readings in intermediate level Sanskrit religious texts: Bhagavad-Gita |
| RG ST 159E - Intermediate Sanskrit |
| (4) Hillis |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159A-B-C. |
| Selected readings in intermediate level Sanskrit religious texts: Upanishads |
| RG ST 159F - Intermediate Sanskrit |
| (4) Hillis |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159A-B-C. |
| Selected readings in intermediate level Sanskrit religious texts: Epics |
| RG ST 159G - Religious Literature in Sanskrit |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F. |
| Readings in religious literature in Sanskrit. |
| RG ST 159H - Religious Literature in Sanskrit: Vedic Literature |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F. |
| Readings in Vedic literature in Sanskrit. |
| RG ST 159I - Religious Literature in Sanskrit: Mahabharata |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F. |
| Readings in the Mahabharata in Sanskrit. |
| RG ST 159J - Religious Literature in Sanskrit: Puranas |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F. |
| Readings in the Puranas in Sanskrit. |
| RG ST 159K - Religious Literature in Sanskrit: Yoga Literature |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F. |
| Readings in Yoga literature in Sanskrit. |
| RG ST 159L - Religious Literature in Sanskrit: Philosophical Literature |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F. |
| Readings in Philosophical literature in Sanskrit. |
| RG ST 159M - Religious Literature in Sanskrit: Tantric Literature |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F. |
| Readings in Tantric literature in Sanskrit. |
| RG ST 159N - Religious Literature in Sanskrit: Buddhist Literature |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F. |
| Readings in Buddhist literature in Sanskrit. |
| RG ST 159O - Religious Literature in Sanskrit: Jain Literature |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F. |
| Readings in Jain literature in Sanskrit. |
| RG ST 160A - Religious Traditions of India |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| An introduction to the classical religious traditions of India, with particular attention to three major areas of Indian religion and culture: the ritual, moral and social order; philosophical perspectives and traditions; and traditions of mythology and devotion. |
| RG ST 161A - Yoga Traditions of India |
| (4) White |
| Religio-historical analysis of classical Samkhya and yoga, Jain and Buddhist yoga, and Tantric yoga. Study of the role and function of meditation in Indian religion. |
| RG ST 161B - Buddhist Meditation Traditions |
| (4) Grapard |
| A consideration of major forms of Buddhist meditation, from both the South Asian and the East Asian traditions, with special attention given to determining the nature of meditation as a variety of religious experience. |
| RG ST 161C - Buddhist Tantric Traditions |
| (4) Wallace |
| Background in South or Central Asian Buddhist traditions. |
| A comparative historical study of Buddhist Tantric traditions in South and Central Asia. |
| RG ST 161D - Yoga, Alchemy, and Tantra: Three Paths to Power in Medieval India |
| (4) White |
| Prerequisites: One prior course in Hinduism or Buddhism |
| Trace the history of tantra, yoga, and alchemy in South Asia from the origins of yoga in the first centuries CE through the medieval period. |
| RG ST 162A - Indian Philosophy |
| (4) Wallace, Cabezon |
| An overview of the six classical philosophical schools (darshanas) of Hinduism. May also include analysis of selected portions of the Jain and Buddhist philosophical traditions. |
| RG ST 162C - Sikhism |
| (4) Mann |
| Focuses on Sikh religious beliefs, history, literature, and society. Traces the development of the Sikh community from its inception in the sixteenth century Punjab to its present day status as a global religious community. |
| RG ST 162D - Introduction to Jainism |
| (4) STAFF |
| Focuses on the Jain tradition with its historical roots in South Asia. Surveys the sacred writings, beliefs, religious figures, and practices integral to the Jain tradition from the time of Mahavira (fifth century B.C.E.) to the present day. |
| RG ST 162E - Indian Civilization |
| (4) Mann |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Surveys the religious history of the subcontinent. Beginning with the Indus valley culture, and continuing to examine the rise of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain beliefs, the arrival of Islam and Christianity, and the region's confrontation with modernity. |
| RG ST 162F - South Asians in the U.S. |
| (4) Mann |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing |
| Traces the history of South Asian migration to the U.S. while focusing on issues such as the reasons for leaving the region, the difficulties of transplanting religious life and institutions, and relationship with the mainstream society. |
| RG ST 163 - Images of Japan: The Ideology of Representation |
| (4) Grapard |
| Analysis of how Japanese culture represented itself to itself: religion, art, literature, and maps. |
| RG ST 164A - Buddhist Traditions of South Asia |
| (4) Wallace |
| A historical analysis of Buddhist ideas and practices in South Asia from the inception of Buddhist traditions to the fifteenth century CE. |
| RG ST 164B - Buddhist Traditions in East Asia |
| (4) Powell |
| background in Indian Buddhism. |
| A consideration of the Buddhist tradition and its evolution in China, with emphasis on the changes which Buddhism underwent in its encounter with Chinese traditions and historical circumstances. |
| RG ST 164C - Buddhist Ethics |
| (4) Wallace |
| A study of Buddhist ethical traditions, including a consideration of soteriological, social, political, environmental, and gender issues. Critical analysis and assessment of various ethical perspectives based on Buddhist textual sources and ethnographic evidence from the lives of contemporary Buddhist practitioners. |
| RG ST 165 - The Vedic Traditions of India |
| (4) Holdrege |
| A study of the Vedic traditions of India, including an analysis of Vedic gods and goddesses, creation narratives, ritual traditions, sociocultural taxonomies, and metaphysical speculations. |
| RG ST 166A - Religion in Chinese Culture |
| (4) Powell |
| A survey of major periods and themes in the history of the Confucian, Taoist, and Chinese Buddhist traditions, with particular emphasis on the differences and tensions among them and on the contributions of each to the formation of the Chinese civilization. |
| RG ST 166AX - Chinese Texts |
| (1) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Chinese 6 or equivalent; concurrent enrollment in Religious Studies 166A. |
| Readings from some of the primary texts associated with various Chinese religious traditions considered in Religious Studies 166A. Texts from which selections will be drawn include the Lun Yu, the Tao Te Ching, and the Lotus Sutra. |
| RG ST 166B - Taoist Traditions of China |
| (4) Powell |
| A study of the classical sources of Taoism, followed by a consideration of the varieties of religious practice which developed from those sources. |
| RG ST 166C - Confucian Traditions: The Classical Period |
| (4) Powell |
| A treatment of the origins of Confucianism and of its development through the Han Dynasty (to A.D.200), with special attention to the variety of humane and spiritual disciplines which came to be called "Confucian." emphasis on the interpretation of primary texts like the Analects, the Mencius, the Hsun Tzu, etc. |
| RG ST 166E - The Flowering of Chinese Buddhism |
| (4) Powell |
| Religious Studies 164B. |
| A study of the distinctively Chinese form of Buddhism which emerged in the sixth and seventh centuries A.D. emphasis will be on the Hua-Yen, T'ien-T'ai, and Ch'an traditions, and on the features of those traditions which distinguish them most clearly from Indian Buddhism. |
| RG ST 166F - Religious Literature in Chinese: Buddhist Texts |
| (4) Powell |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| One year of formal study of classical Chinese. |
| Selected readings in important Buddhist texts which were either originally written in Chinese or translated into that language. Only texts not available in western language translation are chosen. Attention not only to the content but to the grammatical, syntactical, and terminological peculiarities of Buddhist Chinese. |
| RG ST 166H - Religious Literature in Chinese: Taoist Texts |
| (4) Powell |
| one year of formal study of Classical Chinese. |
| Readings in the Lao Tzu (Tao-Te-Ching) and the Chuang Tzu and their latter commentaries. |
| RG ST 167A - Religion in Japanese Culture |
| (4) Grapard |
| A historical analysis of the major components of the classical and medieval religious systems of Japan, through investigation of texts, rituals, and institutions. |
| RG ST 167B - Religion in Japanese Culture |
| (4) Grapard |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 167A or Japanese 167A. |
| A historical analysis of the major components of premodern Japanese ideology through investigation of texts, institutions, and rituals. |
| RG ST 167D - Shinto |
| (4) Grapard |
| A systematic analysis of the principal institutions, texts, and rituals of the Shinto traditions of Japan, in historical perspective. |
| RG ST 168 - Modern Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Its Roots |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 3 or 161A. |
| Introduction in-depth to Buddhism primarily Theravada Buddhism in India andSri Lanka; work in Sri Lanka; treatment of various dimensions (practice, temple rituals, experience in meditation, ethical teaching, symbiosis of the lay public, the monks, Buddhist art, doctrine and analysis, religious phenomena, Hindu deities, etc.). |
| RG ST 169 - Hindu Devotional Traditions |
| (4) White |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Introduction to the 2000-year history of Hindu devotion as expressed in myth, poetry, and theology as well as to perennial worship practices in South Asia, including temple rituals, pilgrimage, procession, and possession. |
| RG ST 170 - Hindu Dharma: Law and Ethics in Indian Society |
| (4) Holdrege |
| A study of the ritual, moral and social order of Indian society, with particular attention to the dichotomy between the fulfillment of one's ritual and social duties (Dharma) on the one hand and the quest for ultimate salvation (Moksa) on the other. |
| RG ST 171A - The Schools of Tibetan Buddhism |
| (4) Cabezon |
| A detailed treatment of one (or a combination) of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, focusing of their history, major figures, texts, institutions, doctrines, and principal practices. A. Nyingma |
| RG ST 171B - The Schools of Tibetan Buddhism |
| (4) Cabezon |
| A detailed treatment of one (or a combination) of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, focusing of their history, major figures, texts, institutions, doctrines, and principal practices. B. Sakya |
| RG ST 171C - The Schools of Tibetan Buddhism |
| (4) Cabezon |
| A detailed treatment of one (or a combination) of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, focusing of their history, major figures, texts, institutions, doctrines, and principal practices. C. Kargyu |
| RG ST 171D - The Schools of Tibetan Buddhism |
| (4) Cabezon |
| A detailed treatment of one (or a combination) of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, focusing of their history, major figures, texts, institutions, doctrines, and principal practices. D. Gelug |
| RG ST 172B - Religion, Science, and the Problem of Consciousness |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| A comparative exploration of the nature of consciousness as presented by Western scientists and philosophers and by Hindu and Buddhist philosophers and contemplatives. |
| RG ST 173A - Aramaic Seminar |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 17C or equivalent. |
| A focus on grammar and readings on select dialects of premodern Aramaic. |
| RG ST 173B - Aramaic Seminar |
| (4) Garr |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 17C. |
| A focus on grammar and readings in select dialects of premodern Aramaic. |
| RG ST 174 - Religious Thought and Existentialism |
| (4) STAFF |
| An examination of the nineteenth and twentieth century literary and philosophical movement of existentialism and its implications for philosophy of religion and theology. Typical figures like Kierkegaard, Sartre, Camus, and Buber are examined. |
| RG ST 176 - Religious Contours of California |
| (4) STAFF |
| California contains virtually all the religious variety known to humankind. It serves as a window, therefore, to the world's religions. Thiscourse uses the history of California to introduce these religions. |
| RG ST 177 - Religion and Law |
| (4) Hecht, Powell |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| A comparative study of the interrelationship of law and religion within society. Examples selected from the legal traditions of small-scale societies, the great civilizations of the past, and modern societies. |
| RG ST 178 - The Body Religious in Chinese Culture |
| (4) Powell |
| The human body both as constituted by and constitutative of Chinese religion, culture, society, and geography. Neither purely philosophical norbiological, the course explores the understandings of the body as both subject and object of knowledge. |
| RG ST 180 - The Comparative Philosophy of Religion |
| (4) Cabezon |
| Introduction to key topics in the philosophy of religion from a cross- cultural and comparative perspective. Focuses on some of the great religious philosophical questions: the existence of God, the problem of evil, the existence of past and future lives, human perfectibility, etc. |
| RG ST 183 - The Quest for Narrative in Late Imperial China |
| (4) Powell |
| An exploration of quest themes, narrative forms and performative modes in the culture of late imperial China based on a reading of an English translation of the sixteenth-century masterpiece, The Journey to the West (Monkey). |
| RG ST 183B - Religious Practice and the State in China |
| (4) Yang |
| Historical and anthropological approaches to the interaction between religious practice and state forces, with emphasis on popular religion and the decline and revival of religion in Chinese modernity. |
| RG ST 184A - The Practice of Tibetan Buddhism |
| (4) Cabezon |
| An examination of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist religious practices, both elite and popular, including monastic life, meditation, worship at temples, daily recitation routines, divinatory and oracular practices, the propitiation of protector deities, pilgrimage, funerary, and other ritual practices. |
| RG ST 184B - Tibetan Buddhist Thought |
| (4) Cabezon |
| A detailed thematic and text-centered investigation of an aspect of the Tibetan Buddhist religious/philosophical tradition. In any given year, focuses on a given genre of the Tibetan religious/literary corpus; e.g., the "stages of the path," "great perfection," Madhyamaka, or Tantric literature. |
| RG ST 185 - Food, Religion, and Culture in the Middle East |
| (4) Campo, Campo |
| Prerequisites: A previous course in Global Studies, Religious Studies, History, Anthropology, or Sociology; upper- division standing. |
| Explores the significance of foods in the religious and cultural life of Middle
Eastern peoples. Focuses on Jewish, Christian, and Muslim feasting, fasting, and
dietary rules. Includes culinary traditions of Arab, Persian, Turkish, and Israeli
ethnic groups, and related topics. |
| RG ST 186A - The Qur'an and the Bible |
| (4) Campo |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Introduction to the Qur'an in relation to Jewish and Christian scriptures. Includes critical study of key themes including God, creation, sacred history, human nature, salvation, and mortality in comparative perspective. Also examines textual origins, structures, and practices. |
| RG ST 186B - The Arabic Qur'an |
| (4) Campo |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10F. |
| Systematic study of the Arabic vocabulary, grammar, syntax, performance, calligraphy, and commentary (tafsir) from historical and cultural perspectives. |
| RG ST 188 - Western Mysticism |
| (4) STAFF |
| Study of western mystical religion from Bernard of Clairvaux, Eckhart, St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa, to Pascal, Blake, and the modern era. |
| RG ST 189A - History of Arabic Literature in Translation |
| (4) Reynolds |
| Survey of the history of Arabic poetry and prose from the pre-Islamic era to the 20th century with emphasis on the development of specific genres andstyles and changing historical perspectives on enduring themes in Arabic literature. |
| RG ST 189AX - Arabic Texts |
| (1) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10E or equivalent. Concurrent enrollment in Religious Studies 189A. |
| Reading and analysis of brief literary texts in Arabic selected from the authors and genres covered in Religious Studies 189A with a focus on the most famous figures and masterpieces of Arabic literary history from the fifth to twentieth centuries. |
| RG ST 189B - Critical Readings in Medieval Arabic Literature in Translation |
| (4) Reynolds |
| Critical readings from a selection of medieval poetical and prose works in translation including love manuals, spiritual allegories, encyclopedias, collections of comic erotica, autobiographies, travel accounts, and others.Lectures and readings in English. |
| RG ST 189C - Critical Readings in Modern Arabic Literature in Translation |
| (4) Reynolds |
| Critical readings from a selection of 19th- and 20th-century works in translation including autobiographies, novels, short stories, and poems from the Arab world. Readings will focus on issues central to modern Arab society. Lectures and readings in English. |
| RG ST 190 - Topics in Religious Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| upper-division standing. |
| This course features lectures by various visiting professors or adjunct lecturers on topics pertaining to the study of religions using various methodological approaches to subjects which are the specialty of the instructor. Course content will vary. |
| RG ST 191A - Latino Religious Thought |
| (4) Busto |
| Prerequisites: upper division standing |
| Examination of the indigenous, Iberian and North American sources and influences for distinctly Latino forms of religious thought, speculation, and spiritual construction. Topics include: Nahua wisdom traditions, colonial Nepantla, Chicano movement indigenismo, feminist innovation, Latino liberationist theology. |
| RG ST 192 - Women and Religion in America |
| (4) STAFF |
| A study of women as active producers and shapers of American religious culture. Historical and contemporary perspectives. emphasis on gender roles, women's experiences, leadership, sexuality, identity, and on ways that race and class influence American ideas about gender and religion. |
| RG ST 193 - Religion and Ecology in the Americas |
| (4) Talamantez |
| An overview of the growing field of religion and ecology in the Americas. Focus on spiritual traditions and landbased knowledge indigenous to the western hemisphere. |
| RG ST 193B - Religion and Healing in Global Perspective |
| (4) Wallace |
| Comparative and cross-cultural introduction to relationships between religion, science, and healing arts, using selected case studies and stressing alternatives to mainstream western medicine. Attention to underlying religio-philosophical worldviews and to the ways in which they influence healing practices. |
| RG ST 194 - Group Studies for Advanced Students |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| a lower-division course in relgious studies. |
| Topics vary according to instructor. |
| RG ST 195 - Senior Honors Thesis |
| (1-8) Roof |
| Prerequisites: Two prior upper-division courses in religious studies; consent of instructoand department; senior standing; open to religious studies majors only. |
| Projects for advanced work in Religious Studies in conjunction with individual members of the faculty and developed by students. For honors students who with to graduate with the distinction in Religious Studies. |
| RG ST 199 - Independent Studies in Religion |
| (1-5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Two upper-division courses in religious studies; consent of instructor and department; open to Religious Studies majors only. |
| Projects for work in religious studies in conjunction with individual members of the faculty and developed by students. |
| RG ST 199RA - Independent Research Assistance |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Two upper-division courses in religious studies; consent of instructor and department; open to Religious Studies majors only. |
| Faculty supervised reseach. Written work is usually required. |
| RG ST 200A - Proseminar in History and Theory of Religion |
| (4) STAFF |
| Critical analysis of key themes and figures in anthropology and sociology of religion, with attention to their role in the emergence and current practice of religious studies. Includes the works of such figures as Tylor, Frazer, Mauss, Levi-Stauss, Douglas, Turner, Geertz, Durkheim, Weber, and Berger. |
| RG ST 200B - Proseminar in History and Theory of Religion |
| (4) STAFF |
| Critical analysis of the key themes and figures in modern philosphy and psychology of religion, with attention to their role in the emergence and current practice of religious studies. Includes the works of such figures as Spinoza, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Freud, and Jung. |
| RG ST 200C - Proseminar in the History and Theory of Religion |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 200A-B. |
| Critical analysis of key themes and figures in phenomenology and history of religions, with attention to their role in the emergence and current practice of religious studies. Includes the works of such figures as Otto, van der Leeuw, Pettazzoni, Wach, Eliade, W.C. Smith, Smart, Long, J.Z. Smith, and Licoln. |
| RG ST 200D - Proseminar in the History and Theory of Religion |
| (4) STAFF |
| Critical analysis of key themes and figures in contemporary critical theory and cultural studies, with attention to their role in the current practice of religious studies. Includes the works of such figures as Benjamin, Foucault, Bourdieu, Derrida, Lacan, Kristeva, Butler, and Taussig. |
| RG ST 201 - Core Issues in the Study of Religion |
| (4) STAFF |
| Introduces graduate students to core issues in modern studies of religions and other world views. |
| RG ST 202A - Religious Literature in Pali |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Phonology, morphology, and syntax of the Pali language with readings of early Buddhist texts from the Pali Canon. |
| RG ST 202F - Religious Literature in Pali |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Phonology, morphology, and syntax of the Pali language with readings of early Buddhist texts from the Pali Canon. |
| RG ST 205A - Religious Literature in Greek |
| (1-4) Thomas |
| Selected readings in both Christian and polytheist texts. |
| RG ST 205B - Religious Literature in Latin |
| (1-4) Thomas |
| Selected readings in both Christian and polytheist texts. |
| RG ST 205C - Religious Literature in Coptic |
| (1-4) Thomas |
| Study of selected Coptic religious texts in the Sahidic, Sub-Achmimic, Achmimic, or Bohairic dialects. |
| RG ST 206A - Seminar in South Asian Religious Studies |
| (4) Holdrege, Mann, Wallace, White |
| Historical, textual, and critical analyses of selected topics in South Asian religious traditions. |
| RG ST 206B - Seminar on Vedic Traditions |
| (4) Holdrege |
| An examination of the mythological and ritual traditions of Vedic India, focusing on the Samhitas, Brahmanas, and Srauta Sutras. Includes consideration of the canonical authority of Veda, cosmogonic and cosmological speculations, the discourse of ritual, and issues of social heirarchy. |
| RG ST 206C - Seminar on Epic Traditions |
| (4) White |
| An examination of classical Hindu traditions as reflected in the two Sanskrit epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Includes an exploration of literary genres, cosmological speculations, ritual practices, devotional traditions, and didactic material. |
| RG ST 206D - Seminar on Bhakti Traditions |
| (4) Mann, Holdrege |
| A study of medieval bhakti traditions in India, including an examination of the devotional schools and poet-saints of Saiva, Vaisnava, and Sakta traditions as well as devotional movements in Islamic and Sikh traditions. |
| RG ST 206E - Seminar on Tantric Traditions of South Asia |
| (4) White, Wallace |
| An exploration of the varieties and forms of Tantric traditions in South Asia. Includes a consideration of the various schools, literary genres, forms of worship, and esoteric practics associated with Hindu and Buddhist Tantra. |
| RG ST 206F - Seminar on Philosophical Traditions of South Asia |
| (4) Wallace, Cabezon |
| An examination of selected topics in South Asian philosophical traditions, including consideration of the six classical Hindu philosophical schools (Darsanas) as well as Jain and Buddhist philosophical traditions. |
| RG ST 206G - Seminar on Hindu Discourses of the Body |
| (4) Holdrege |
| An exploration of the contributions of Hindu discourses of the body to scholarship in religious studies and the human sciences generally. Particular attention to modalities of embodiment: ritual body, ascetic body, purity body, medical body, devotional body, and tantric body. |
| RG ST 206H - Seminar on Pilgrimage Traditions of South Asia |
| (4) Holdrege |
| A study of Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic pilgrimage traditions in South Asia, including an analysis of models of sacred space, patterns of religious exchange and contestation, mythological representations, pilgrimage accounts, ritual performances, and iconographic traditions associated with particular sacred sites. |
| RG ST 206I - Seminar on Comparative Ethics in South Asia |
| (4) Wallace |
| A comparative historical study of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist ethics, including an analysis of classical textual sources as well as ethnographic accounts of ethical disciplines among comtemporary practitioners of the three traditions. |
| RG ST 206J - Seminar on Contemporary Issues in South Asian Religions |
| (4) STAFF |
| Analyses of selected topics concerning contemporary South Asian religions. Possible topics include issues in post-colonial studies, religious nationalisms, responses to globalization, diaspora and the homeland, constructions of gender, and vernacular traditions. |
| RG ST 207A - Religious Literature in Sanskrit |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F or equivalent. |
| Selected readings in Sanskrit religious texts. Religious literature in Sanskrit. |
| RG ST 207B - Religious Literature in Sanskrit |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F or equivalent. |
| Selected readings in Sanskrit religious texts. Vedic Literature. |
| RG ST 207C - Religious Literature in Sanskrit |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F or equivalent. |
| Selected readings in Sanskrit religious texts. Mahabharata. |
| RG ST 207D - Religious Literature in Sanskrit |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F or equivalent. |
| Selected readings in Sanskrit religious texts. Puranas. |
| RG ST 207E - Religious Literature in Sanskrit |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F or equivalent. |
| Selected readings in Sanskrit religious texts. Yoga Literature. |
| RG ST 207F - Religious Literature in Sanskrit |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F or equivalent. |
| Selected readings in Sanskrit religious texts. Philosophical literature. |
| RG ST 207G - Religious Literature in Sanskrit |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F or equivalent. |
| Selected readings in Sanskrit religious texts. Tantric literature. |
| RG ST 207H - Religious Literature in Sanskrit |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F or equivalent. |
| Selected readings in Sanskrit religious texts. Buddhist literature. |
| RG ST 207I - Religious Literature in Sanskrit |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159D-E-F or equivalent. |
| Selected readings in Sanskrit religious texts. Jain literature. |
| RG ST 207J - Religious Literature in Sanskrit |
| (4) Holdrege, Wallace, White |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 159A-B-C. |
| Selected readings in Sanskrit religious texts. J. Tantric literature. |
| RG ST 209A - Seminar on South Asian Islamic Traditions |
| (4) Campo |
| Historical, textual, and critical analyses of selected topics in Islamic traditions of South Asia. |
| RG ST 209B - Seminar on Hindus and Muslims in South Asia |
| (4) Campo |
| An inquiry into the interaction of Hindus and Muslims in South Asian history and cultures. Topics include religious beliefs and rituals, social and political issues, mystical traditions, science and medicine, music, art, and literature. |
| RG ST 210 - Guided Readings in Arabic Religious Texts |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10A-F. |
| Selected readings on Islamic subjects in Arabic. Focus on scripture, interpretation, and religious biography. |
| RG ST 211 - Orality, Literacy, and the Study of Religion |
| (4) Reynolds |
| A survey of differing theories of orality and literacy in the writings of Havelock, Parry, Lord, Luria, Vygotsky, Ong, Goody, Graff, Stock, Tedlock, and others. The significance of these ideas for the study of religious texts, practices, and world views. |
| RG ST 213A - Seminar in Sikh Studies |
| (4) Mann |
| Historical, textual, and critical analyses of selected topics in Sikh traditions. |
| RG ST 213B - Seminar on Religion and Society in the Punjab |
| (4) Mann |
| Focusing on the selected compositions of Farid (Sufi), Gorakh (Nath Yogi), Kabir (Hindu), and Nanak (Sikh); examination of the rich diversity of religions and cultural beliefs prevalent in medieval Punjab. |
| RG ST 214 - Guided Readings in Medieval North Indian Religious Literature |
| (4) Mann |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 11D-E-F or 60D-E-F or equivalent. |
| Selected readings in medieval North Indian religious texts, including the works of Kabir, Ravidas, Nanak, Surdas, and Mirabai. |
| RG ST 215 - Proseminar in Islamic Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Survey and critical analysis of key scholarly trends in Islamic studies. Includes the works of Goldziher, Massignon, Gibb, Schimmel, W.C. Smith, Hodgson, Rahman, Lewis, Said, Grabar, Esposito, Haddad, Mernissi, and Abou El Fadl. |
| RG ST 216A - Seminar on South Asian Buddhis Traditions |
| (4) Wallace |
| Historical, textual, and critical analyses of selected topics in Buddhist traditions of South Asia. |
| RG ST 216B - Seminar on Theravada Buddhist Traditions |
| (4) Wallace |
| Historical, textual, and critical analyses of selected topics in Theravada Buddhist traditions. |
| RG ST 216C - Archaelogy and the Study of Religion |
| (4) Thomas |
| Prerequisites: An upper-division course in religious studies. |
| An examination of the uses of archaeological materials to reconstruct the history of religions in the ancient world, with special attention to the relationships between material culture, religious iconography, epigraphy, and sacred texts. |
| RG ST 216G - The New Testament and Early Christianity |
| (4) Thomas |
| Study of the varieties of early Christian traditions and literature of the first century, with special (but not exclusive) attention to the New Testament. |
| RG ST 220 - Seminar in Religion and Science |
| (4) STAFF |
| Exploration of fundamental problems in physics in comparative analysis using examples from quantum and relativity theory and Buddhist Madhyamaka philosophy. |
| RG ST 223 - Religion and the Question of Subjectivity in Contemporary European Thought |
| (4) Carlson |
| Exploration of critical responses within contemporary European thought to modern conceptions of subjectivity (from Luther and Descartes through Hegel and Nietzsche). Writers may include Husserl, Heidegger, Levinas, Derrida, and Marion. |
| RG ST 224 - Sacred/Profane |
| (4) Carlson, Friedland |
| Course content variable; may be repeated. |
| Through a close reading of texts in philosophy, theology, and social theory, this seminar explores understandings of "sacred" and "profane" in economic, political, scientific, and technological contexts. |
| RG ST 225 - Religion and Material Culture |
| (4) Cabezon |
| Overview of selected semiotic, anthropological, and economic theories relevant to the study of religion and material culture and application of these theories to case studies from one or more religious traditions. |
| RG ST 238 - Seminar in Catholic Studies |
| (4) Taves |
| An examination of selected topics in Catholic Studies with particular attention to theory and methods that relate the study of Catholicism to larger questions in religious studies, American history, and global studies. |
| RG ST 240 - Seminar in the Sociology of Religion |
| (4) Hammond, Roof |
| Detailed examination of major figures, schools, and types of research. |
| RG ST 241 - Graduate Seminar in Global Religion |
| (4) Hecht, Juergensmeyer |
| A reading seminar on theories and case studies of global relgion. Covers the adaptation of religion to multicultural societies, new converts and diaspora communities, and religious responses to globalization, including religious rebellions and the ethical and spiritual dimension of global civil society. Readings include original sources and anthropological, sociological, literary, and other perspectives. |
| RG ST 242 - Seminar in European Christianity |
| (4) Tutino |
| Examines selected aspects of the history of Christianity in Europe in its cultural, intellectual, and political context. Course content variable. |
| RG ST 243 - Seminar in Religion & Society: Research Methods |
| (4) Roof |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Applied research experience with attention to practical aspects of researchsuch as interviewing, field work, analysis, and write-up. |
| RG ST 247 - Seminar in Native American Religious Traditions |
| (4) Talamantez |
| Historical and critical examination of selected figures, categories, and phenomena pertaining to the diversity of Native American religious traditions. |
| RG ST 250 - Seminar in the History of Religions |
| (4) Hecht |
| Comparative study of selected religious structures or symbols from Eastern and/or Western religious traditions. |
| RG ST 251A - Seminar in Hellenistic Religions |
| (4) Thomas |
| Historical and critical examination of selected figures, texts, and phenomena pertaining Graeco-Roman religion. |
| RG ST 252A - Seminar in Christian Origins |
| (4) Thomas |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 116A or equivalent. |
| Historical and critical examination of selected figures, ideas, and movements pertaining to nascent Christianity. |
| RG ST 252B - Asceticism and the Construction of Self |
| (4) Thomas |
| Survey of the relationship between humanity and holiness, self and other, in the focal point of the physical body and its disciplined management, beginning with Christian late antiquity and employing examples from a variety of religious traditions. |
| RG ST 254A - Seminar on Tibetan Buddhist Traditions |
| (4) Cabezon |
| Overview of the history and major schools/doctrines of Tibetan Buddhism leading to a more detailed analysis of one or more selected topics in the philosophy, history, or ethnography of Buddhist Tibet. |
| RG ST 254B - The Study of Tibet from the Missionaries to Cultural Studies |
| (4) Cabezon |
| Historiographical exploration of the ways in which Tibet (and especially Tibetan Buddhism) has been studied from the eighteenth century to the present. Explores the missionary accounts, the adventure-travel literature, as well as philology, philosophy, and cultural studies as vehicles for understanding Tibet. |
| RG ST 254C - Seminar on Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy |
| (4) Cabezon |
| A text-centered, critical analysis of the philosophical literature of Buddhist Tibet. In any given year the course may focus on the doxographical literature as a whole, or on one or more of the classical philosophical schools: e.g., Abhidharmika, Pramanika, Yogacara, or Madhyamaka. |
| RG ST 256 - Seminar in Jain Studies |
| (4) Wallace |
| Historical, textual, and critical analyses of selected topics in Jain traditions. |
| RG ST 257 - Seminar in Buddhist Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Historical, philosophical, methodological, and/or bibliographical analysis of different aspects of Buddhism or of selected areas in the study of Buddhism. |
| RG ST 258 - Seminar in Religion in America |
| (4) Albanese |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Examination of selected topics in American religion to investigate its basic religious structures and to explore the relationship of religious phenomena to their cultural context. Course content variable. |
| RG ST 259A - Introduction to Islamic Theology |
| (4) Racha el Omari |
| Survey of major trends and schools in Islamic theology throughout the early, formative, classical, and post-classical periods. Attention given to formulations of Islamic theology as expressed in doctrinal, heresiographical, theological, philosophical, and mystical texts in historical and social contexts. |
| RG ST 265 - Problems in the Study of Chinese Religions |
| (4) Powell |
| Consideration of basic problems and methodological issues in the study of Chinese religions. |
| RG ST 266R - Seminar in Race and Religion |
| (4) Busto |
| Examination of theories and case studies at the intersection of religion and race/ethnicity in the United States. |
| RG ST 267 - Ethnographic Approaches to Religion |
| (4) Yang |
| Fieldwork and ethnographic writing in the study of religious practices, discourses, and institutions. |
| RG ST 268 - Religion, the State, and Modernity |
| (4) Yang |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Explores how a state that was highly ritualized in late imperial China underwent a radical secularization in semi-colonialism and modernity. Also examines the state campaigns against both religious institutions and popular local religiosities, as well as their contemporary revival. |
| RG ST 269 - Religion and Media |
| (4) Yang |
| Explores the history, culture, and politics of religious dissemination through various media: art, music, writing, print, film, radio, television, cassette, VCR, and the Internet. Emphasis on modernity, media theory, and ethnography. |
| RG ST 270 - Seminar in Myth and Symbol |
| (4) Holdrege |
| A critical examination of the categories of myth, symbol, language, meaning, text, and discourse from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including a consideration of the theoretical approaches of historians of religions, philosophers, anthropologists, psychologists, and social theorists. |
| RG ST 272 - Seminar in Comparative Methods in the Study of Religion |
| (4) Holdrege |
| A study of current issues in the comparative study of religions, including postmodern critiques of the comparative enterprise. A critical assessment of various methodological approaches to comparative study drawn from the history of religions, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and literary theory. |
| RG ST 273 - Sovereignty and Governmentality: Religious Dimensions |
| (4) Yang |
| Explores religious and ritual dimensions of two modes of power: an archaic state power based on fear of death, and a modern power based on promotion and regulation of life. Diverse religious traditions and their modern practices are discussed. |
| RG ST 274 - Capps Seminar on Religion and Public Life |
| (4) STAFF |
| The Capps seminar on religion and public life varies in theme from year to year but always addresses religious, moral, or ethical issues of major importantance in contemporary life. |
| RG ST 277 - Literature and the Sacred |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Explores theories of the sacred, and its radical otherness, in relation to writing and poetics, in twentieth century French and Italian thought. Authors include: Caillois, Bataille, Paulhan, Eco, Ricoeur, Cacciari, Blanchot, Vattimo, Kristeva, Derrida, Lacan, Irigaray. In English. |
| RG ST 283 - Islamic Modernities |
| (4) Campo |
| Course content variable; may be repeated for credit. |
| Study of topics related to formations of modernity in Muslim societies since the 19th century. Possible subjects include political Islam and religious nationalism, liberal and radical Islamic theologies, Islamic renewal and reform movements, sectarianism, globalization, Islamic media, ritual practice, and gender. |
| RG ST 284 - Islam and Government: Reading Law and Philosophy |
| (4) Ahmad Atif Ahmad |
| Addresses the different theories of government in Islamic intellectual history. Covers the questions of the qualifications of the leaders, restrictions on their power, the role of the judiciary, the legitimacy of revolution, and similar issues. |
| RG ST 285 - Fatawa Literature |
| (4) Ahmad Atif Ahmad |
| Graduate focus on Islam. Knowledge of Arabic is desired but not required.Course content variable; may be repeated for credit. |
| Investigates the responses of Muslim jurists to queries about practical matters (fatawa). Trains students to identify the legal arguments and techniques, both textual (Qur'an/Sunna) and extra-textual. |
| RG ST 286 - The Arabic Qur'an |
| (4) Thomas |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10F. |
| Systematic study of the Arabic vocabulary, grammar, syntax, and content of the Qur'an. Includes introduction to oral-aural performance, calligraphy, and commentary (tafsir), from historical and cultural perspectives. |
| RG ST 287 - Apostasy and Heresy in Islam |
| (4) Ahmad Ahmad |
| The vague line between heresy and apostasy has been kept unadjudicated by jurists. This course delves into the complexities of the issues of heresy and apostasy that interest students of Islamic law and philosophy and of Islamic history in general. |
| RG ST 288 - Classical Arabic Theological Texts |
| (4) El-Omari |
| Prerequisites: Third-year Arabic. |
| Examines Islamic theological texts from the formative and classical periods. Attention is given to content, terminology, language, and style. The close reading is combined with discussion of secondary literature on content and contexts.
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| RG ST 289A - Guided Readings in the History of Arabic Literature |
| (4) Reynolds |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10A-F or 148A-C. |
| Survey of the history of Arabic poetry and prose from the Pre-Islamic era to the twentieth century with emphasis on the development of specific genres and styles and changing historical perspectives on enduring themes in Arabic literature. Lectures in English. |
| RG ST 289B - Guided Readings in Medieval Arabic Literature |
| (4) Reynolds |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10A-F or 148A-C. |
| Critical readings from a selection of medieval poetical and prose works in Arabic including love manuals, spiritual allegories, encyclopedias, collections of comic erotica, autobiographies, travel accounts, and others. |
| RG ST 289C - Guided Readings in Modern Arabic Literature |
| (4) Reynolds |
| Prerequisites: Religious Studies 10A-F or 148A-C. |
| Critical readings from a selection of 19th-20th-century works in Arabic, including autobiographies, novels, short stories, and poems from the Arab world. Readings focus on issues central to modern Arab society. |
| RG ST 292 - Special Topics |
| (4) STAFF |
| Seminar in special areas of interest in religious studies. Specific course titles to be announced by the department each quarter offered. Course content will vary. |
| RG ST 591 - T.A. and Associate Training Program. |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Required orientation and on-the-job_instructors of teaching assistants and associates through consultations with_instructors, evaluation of their teaching through videotapes or other means of observation, follow-up consultations, teaching evaluation. |
| RG ST 592 - Directed Reading |
| (1-12) STAFF |
| Special readings selected under guidance of individual instructor to help the student make up particular gaps in his/her intellectual background thatare pertinent to his/her graduate program. |
| RG ST 593 - Colloquium |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| A series of discussions involving panels, debates, special speakers, etc., at which the presence of all enrolled graduate and selected faculty is required. |
| RG ST 594 - Special Topics |
| (1-12) STAFF |
| Special seminar on research subjects of current interest. |
| RG ST 596 - Directed Reading and Research |
| (1-12) STAFF |
| Research and preparation of dissertation. |
| RG ST 597 - Individual Study for Master's or Ph.D. Examination for Advancement to Candidacy. |
| (1-12) STAFF |
| Individual study for Master's or Ph.D. examinations for advancement to candidacy. |
| RG ST 598 - Master's Project Research and Preparation |
| (1-12) STAFF |
| For research underlying the project; writing the project. |
| RG ST 599 - Ph.D. Dissertation Preparation |
| (1-12) STAFF |
| Terminal preparation of the dissertation. |