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Program Requirements
**Currently under review. Program not available for this academic year.**
The Major Concentration Scriptures and Interpretations is designed for students interested in understanding scriptural literatures and their place in developing religious traditions. While students will be able to concentrate in the area of their choice (Jewish, Christian, or Hindu and Buddhist Scriptures and Interpretations), they will study scriptures of at least two religious traditions, either in English translation or, if their skills permit, in the original languages.
Required Courses (6 credits)
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RELG 307 Bible, Quran & Interpretations (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Jewish, Christian and Muslim scriptures as responses to earlier sacred texts and in the light of post-scriptural interpretations. The debates, polemics, interpretative strategies, and intellectual and spiritual sharing produced by these three religions in accepting, explaining, amplifying, modifying, and selectively rejecting their and other sacred scriptures.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Winter
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RELG 456 Theories of Religion (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The history of the academic study of religion from its beginnings in the 19th century until the present. Key texts by figures such as Max Muller, Sigmund Freud, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Mircea Eliade, Claude Levi-Strauss and Clifford Geertz will be studied.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Kanaris, Jim (Fall) Kanaris, Jim (Winter)
Fall and Winter
Restriction: For Religious Studies Majors and Honours students or with permission of the Instructor.
Complementary Courses (30 credits)
30 credits with a minimum of 18 credits selected from one area of specialization and a minimum of 6 credits from a second area.
Areas of Specialization:
(a) Jewish Scriptures and the History of Their Interpretation
(b) Christian Scriptures and the History of Their Interpretation
(c) Hindu and Buddhist Scriptures and the Histories of Their Interpretations
No more than 12 credits may be taken at the 200 level.
(a) Jewish Scriptures and the History of Their Interpretation
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JWST 310 Believers, Heretics and Critics (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Issues in the development of Biblical interpretation based on classical Jewish thought, heretical Jewish doctrines and contemporary Biblical criticism.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Levy, B Barry (Fall) Levy, B Barry (Winter)
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JWST 327 A Book of the Bible (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : One book of the Bible will be studied in its entirety in Hebrew. Emphasis on the contributions of Ancient Near Eastern Studies (archaeology, comparative literature and Semitic linguistics) to understanding the text.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: Knowledge of Hebrew
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JWST 328 A Book of the Bible (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : One book of the Bible will be studied in its entirety in Hebrew. Emphasis on the contributions of Ancient Near Eastern Studies (archaeology, comparative literature and Semitic linguistics) to understanding the text.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: Knowledge of Hebrew
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JWST 329 A Book of the Bible (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : One book of the Bible will be studied in its entirety in Hebrew. Emphasis on the contributions of Ancient Near Eastern Studies (archaeology, comparative literature and Semitic linguistics) to understanding the text.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: Knowledge of Hebrew
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JWST 330 A Book of the Bible (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : One book of the Bible will be studied in its entirety in Hebrew. Emphasis on the contributions of Ancient Near Eastern Studies (archaeology, comparative literature and Semitic linguistics) to understanding the text.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: Knowledge of Hebrew
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JWST 510 Jewish Bible Interpretation 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : The issues, approaches, and texts of Jewish Bible interpretation between the Biblical and Talmudic eras: Bible interpretation in the Bible; in Greco-Roman Jewish literature; in the Mishnah, Tosefta, Targumim, and Talmudim; early Samaritan interpretation, Bible interpretation in ancient synagogue art, and in the massoretic literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 512
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JWST 511 Jewish Bible Interpretation 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : The issues, problems, approaches, and texts of Jewish Bible interpretation in medieval, renaissance, early modern, and modern times. Interpretation in the Geonic, Ashkenazi, Sefardic, North African, Italian, European, Yemenite, North American and Israeli centres of Jewish Learning.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 512
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RELG 201 Religions of the Ancient Near East (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Introduction to the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Syria-Palestine (excluding Israelite religion) from the fourth to first millennium B.C.E. Themes that will be discussed include: gods and goddesses, divine kingship, deification of kings, temple cult, death and afterlife, magic, piety, oracles, prayer, lament, myth and epic.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Bellavance, Éric (Fall)
Fall
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RELG 202 Religion of Ancient Israel (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An examination of the religion of Ancient Israel by a study of selected texts (narratives, laws, prophetic sayings, wisdom traditions, and psalms) from the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament in translation.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Oegema, Gerbern (Winter)
Winter
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RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : To provide students of the humanities with knowledge of the Bible as a tool for interpreting religious references in Western literature, art and music. Biblical stories (e.g. Creation, Exodus), key figures (e.g. David, Job, Mary), and common motifs (e.g. Holy City, Pilgrimage, Bride) are explored, then illustrated by later cultural forms.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Ricker, Aaron (Winter)
Fall and Winter
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RELG 300 Second Temple Judaism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A survey of Jewish history and thought from Ezra to the Mishnah; religious developments and groups, e.g., apocalypticism, Hellenistic Judaism, Essenes, Pharisees, Early Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism; and Biblical Interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo, Paul, Mishnah and Midrashim.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Oegema, Gerbern (Fall)
Fall
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RELG 302 Literature of Ancient Israel 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the literature of Ancient Israel in English translation. Reading and interpreting representative selections.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Kirkpatrick, Patricia (Fall)
Fall
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RELG 303 Literature of Ancient Israel 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Approaches to historical-critical scholarship and to the historical background of the Old Testament. Part of the course will be an examination of methods of biblical analysis through the use of learning cells.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Oegema, Gerbern (Winter)
Winter
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RELG 308 Ancient Bible Translations (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Canonical changes, literary alterations, translation techniques, hermeneutical strategies, variant readings, and textual histories of the books of the Hebrew Bible as evidenced in the ancient versions, primarily the Septuagint. (No knowledge of Greek or Hebrew is required.)
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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RELG 390D1 Elementary Biblical Hebrew (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the grammar and syntax of Biblical Hebrew. Emphasis is placed on both the oral and the written language.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Jang, Youngho (Fall)
Students must register for both RELG 390D1 and RELG 390D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both RELG 390D1 and RELG 390D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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RELG 390D2 Elementary Biblical Hebrew (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : See RELG 390D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Jang, Youngho (Winter)
Prerequisite: RELG 390D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both RELG 390D1 and RELG 390D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- RELG 407 The Writings (3 credits)
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RELG 408 The Prophets (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A study of significant texts selected from the prophetic tradition in the Old Testament.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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RELG 491 Hebrew Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Translation and exegesis of selected texts.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Kirkpatrick, Patricia (Fall)
Fall
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RELG 492 Hebrew Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Translation and exegesis of selected texts.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Kirkpatrick, Patricia (Winter)
Winter
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RELG 502 Greco-Roman Judaism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The religion and literature of wisdom and apocalyptic traditions, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo and Josephus, with special attention to the Jewish matrix of Early Christianity.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Oegema, Gerbern (Fall)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
(b) Christian Scriptures and the History of Their Interpretation
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RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : To provide students of the humanities with knowledge of the Bible as a tool for interpreting religious references in Western literature, art and music. Biblical stories (e.g. Creation, Exodus), key figures (e.g. David, Job, Mary), and common motifs (e.g. Holy City, Pilgrimage, Bride) are explored, then illustrated by later cultural forms.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Ricker, Aaron (Winter)
Fall and Winter
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RELG 210 Jesus of Nazareth (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A critical study of selected ancient and modern accounts of the aims and person of Jesus. Attention will be given also to the question of the historical sources and to the relationship between faith and history.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Tappenden, Frederick (Fall)
Fall, Winter and Summer
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RELG 280 Elementary New Testament Greek (6 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the grammar and syntax of New Testament Greek.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Giorgio, Daniel (Fall) Giorgio, Daniel (Winter)
Summer
Open to students in the Honours and Major programs in Religious Studies. Other Arts and Science students may take the course as an elective outside their faculty, in accordance with Arts and Science regulations.
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RELG 302 Literature of Ancient Israel 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the literature of Ancient Israel in English translation. Reading and interpreting representative selections.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Kirkpatrick, Patricia (Fall)
Fall
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RELG 303 Literature of Ancient Israel 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Approaches to historical-critical scholarship and to the historical background of the Old Testament. Part of the course will be an examination of methods of biblical analysis through the use of learning cells.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Oegema, Gerbern (Winter)
Winter
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RELG 308 Ancient Bible Translations (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Canonical changes, literary alterations, translation techniques, hermeneutical strategies, variant readings, and textual histories of the books of the Hebrew Bible as evidenced in the ancient versions, primarily the Septuagint. (No knowledge of Greek or Hebrew is required.)
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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RELG 311 New Testament Studies 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the interpretation of the New Testament.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Tappenden, Frederick (Fall)
Fall
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RELG 312 New Testament Studies 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the critical study of the Gospels.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Henderson, Ian H (Winter)
Winter
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RELG 313 Topics in Biblical Studies 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Topics in biblical studies. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Winter
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RELG 314 Topics in Biblical Studies 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Topics of current interest in or between world religions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Summer
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RELG 381 Advanced New Testament Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A review of grammar and syntax with an emphasis on rapid reading of sections chosen from different parts of the New Testament.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Tappenden, Frederick (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite: RELG 280 or equivalent, with a minimum grade of 70%
- RELG 407 The Writings (3 credits)
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RELG 408 The Prophets (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A study of significant texts selected from the prophetic tradition in the Old Testament.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
- RELG 411 New Testament Exegesis (3 credits)
- RELG 482 Exegesis of Greek New Testament (3 credits)
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RELG 583 Hellenistic Religious Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Translation and discussion of Hellenistic Greek texts pertaining to the study of topics in Early Christianity and Greco-Roman religions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: RELG 482 or permission of the instructor.
(c) Hindu and Buddhist Scriptures and the Histories of Their Interpretations
Revision, June 2016. Start of revision.
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ISLA 551D1 Introductory Urdu-Hindi (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : Introduction to Urdu-Hindi language including pronunciation and reading and writing of either Urdu or Hindi script, speaking and comprehension of basic sentences, commands, statements in the present tense.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Khan, Mohamad (Fall)
Fall and Winter
3 hours
Students must register for both ISLA 551D1 and ISLA 551D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 551D1 and ISLA 551D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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ISLA 551D2 Introductory Urdu-Hindi (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : Introduction to Urdu-Hindi language including pronunciation and reading and writing of either Urdu or Hindi script, speaking and comprehension of basic sentences, commands, statements in the present tense.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Khan, Mohamad (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: ISLA 551D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 551D1 and ISLA 551D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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RELG 252 Hinduism and Buddhism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The interaction of Hinduism and Buddhism in India with special reference to the law of Karma, caste, women, ritual, death, yoga, and liberation. Determination of interpretative principles for understanding the religious psychology of Hindus and Buddhists.
Terms: Fall 2016, Summer 2017
Instructors: Braitstein, Lara E; Pinkney, Andrea Marion (Fall) Sharma, Arvind (Summer)
Fall
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RELG 253 Religions of East Asia (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Harmony with nature, society, and cosmos to be explored through the religions of the Far East (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Shinto).
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Bauer, Mikaël (Winter)
Winter
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RELG 257D1 Introductory Sanskrit (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : To develop basic language and reading skills.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Panaioti, Antoine (Fall)
Students must register for both RELG 257D1 and RELG 257D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both RELG 257D1 and RELG 257D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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RELG 257D2 Introductory Sanskrit (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : See RELG 257D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Panaioti, Antoine (Winter)
Prerequisite: RELG 257D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both RELG 257D1 and RELG 257D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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RELG 264 Introductory Tibetan 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the language of Classical Tibetan, specifically Tibetan script and basic grammar.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Stenzel, Julia (Fall)
Fall
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RELG 265 Introductory Tibetan 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A continuation of the introduction to the language of Classical Tibetan, specifically Tibetan script and basic grammar.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Stenzel, Julia (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: RELG 264
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RELG 266 Introductory Tamil 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the basic grammar and syntax of Tamil, a classical and modern language from South India. Students will acquire basic skills in reading, writing and speaking Tamil.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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RELG 267 Introductory Tamil 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Advanced basic grammar and syntax of Tamil, a classical and modern language from South India. Students will acquire basic skills in reading, writing and speaking Tamil.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Prerequisite: RELG 266
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RELG 337 Themes in Buddhist Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A focused examination of major themes within a branch of Theravada, Mahayana or Vajrayana Buddhism. Emphasis will be placed on both the close study of primary texts (in translation) in historical context and the application of recent methods to fundamental Buddhist concepts, ritual practices and community institutions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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RELG 342 Theravada Buddhist Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The evolution of doctrines, practices and institutions explored through critical survey of Pali Canon (in translation), focusing on the dialogues of Gotama Buddha and his community during its first five centuries and on the historical accounts contained in the codes of monastic discipline.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Prerequisite: RELG 252 or permission of instructor
- RELG 344 Mahayana Buddhism (3 credits)
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RELG 348 Classical Hinduism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The study of classical Hindu values in historical context with reference to the goals and stages of life, traditional Hindu laws, ethics (including biomedical ethics), axiology and moral dilemmas in the Epics, gender differences, notions of orthodoxy, and the expansion of Hinduism.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Pinkney, Andrea Marion (Winter)
Prerequisite: RELG 252 or permission of the instructor
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RELG 350 Bhakti Hinduism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Foundation of theism in the Upanisads, Epics, Gita and puranas; image worship and temple religion in the Agamas; Vaisnavism, Saivism, Saktism, and competition with Buddhism and Jainism; the relation of Bhakti and Tantra; interaction of Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: RELG 252 or permission of the instructor
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RELG 352 Japanese Religions (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A study of early Shinto mythology, Shinto-Buddhist syncretism, Neo-Confucianism and its influence upon the resurgence of Shinto during the Tokugawa period, folk religion and the New Religions.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Bauer, Mikaël (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite: RELG 253 or permission of instructor
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RELG 354 Chinese Religions (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : This course studies the Confucian classics, philosophical and religious Taoism, and Neo-Confucianism and also examines the syncresis between the Chinese religions and Indian Buddhism.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Bauer, Mikaël (Winter)
Fall
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RELG 357D1 Sanskrit 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Advanced grammar and vocabulary with readings in epic and similar texts.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Panaioti, Antoine (Fall)
Prerequisite: RELG 257 or permission of the instructor
Students must register for both RELG 357D1 and RELG 357D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both RELG 357D1 and RELG 357D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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RELG 357D2 Sanskrit 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : See RELG 357D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Panaioti, Antoine (Winter)
Prerequisite: RELG 357D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both RELG 357D1 and RELG 357D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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RELG 364 Intermediate Tibetan 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Advanced Tibetan grammar, and translation of selected Tibetan texts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: RELG 265 or permission of the instructor.
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RELG 365 Intermediate Tibetan 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Continuation of advanced Tibetan grammar and translation of selected Tibetan texts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: RELG 364 or permission of the instructor.
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RELG 369 Tibetan Buddhism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Buddhism has been central to Tibetan culture and identity since the 7th century CE. This course introduces key aspects of the history and practices of Tibetan Buddhism, including: early history, political and sectarian developments, the spread of Tibetan Buddhism outside of Tibet, and the myth of "Shangri-La".
Terms: Winter 2017, Summer 2017
Instructors: Braitstein, Lara E (Winter) Braitstein, Lara E (Summer)
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RELG 388 Introduction to Sikhism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the historical and religious context in which the Sikh religion developed, its principal doctrines, practices and institutions and its evolution from its origins to the present, both inside and outside India.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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RELG 442 Pure Land Buddhism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The concept of Buddha Countries and Pure Lands in Buddhism, the Western Pure Land of Amida (Jodokyo) and its basic scriptures, the Chinese Buddhist schools, the introduction to Japan and the foundation of the Pure Land school by Honen, the Pure Land School of Shinran and its development, and the other Pure Land related schools.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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RELG 443 Japanese Esoteric Buddhism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The development of esoteric Buddhism in India and Tibet; its Chinese formation and introduction to Japan; Kukai, Shingonshu and Tendai esotericism; the Tachikawa traditions of sexual esotericism; Mandal, iconography and liturgy.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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RELG 451 Zen: Maxims and Methods (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Through the reading of such key Zen writings as The Platform Sutra and selections from Zen Masters Chinul of Korea and Dôgen of Japan, an attempt will be made to relate Zen anecdote to meditational practice.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
- RELG 452 East Asian Buddhism (3 credits)
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RELG 453 Vajrayana Buddhism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A study of the history, philosophy and practices of Vajrayana Buddhism.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Prerequisite: RELG 344.
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RELG 454 Modern Hindu Thought (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A study of the developments in religious thought with special reference to such thinkers as Ram Mohan Roy, Dayananda Saraswati, Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, Gandhi, Tilak, Aurobindo, and Radhakrishnan.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: RELG 252
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RELG 464 Advanced Tibetan 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Translation of specially selected Tibetan texts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: RELG 365 or permission of instructor.
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RELG 465 Advanced Tibetan 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Continuation of translation of specially selected Tibetan texts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: RELG 464 or permission of the instructor.
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RELG 545 Ramayana: Multiple Lives (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Focus on the Rama story in South Asia. Exploration of the multiple versions of the narrative from classical Sanskrit textual versions, to rural vernacular retellings, to contemporary TV versions, and examination of the various religious, social, cultural and political significations of the narrative in these contexts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: RELG 252 Hinduism & Buddhism
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RELG 546 Indian Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Introduction to the orthodox systems of Hindu Philosophy leading up to Vedanta i.e., Nyaya, Vaisesika, Sankhya, Yoga and Mimamsa, which will include discussion of such topics as: grounds for belief and disbelief in God, the nature of revelation, means of knowledge, etc.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Sharma, Arvind (Fall)
Prerequisites: 6 credits in Indian religions, philosophy of religion, philosophy, or permission of the instructor
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RELG 548 Indian Buddhist Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The rise of buddhist schools of philosophy, especially the Theravada and Sauntrantika, as an attempt to systematize the canonical teachings and defend Buddhism against its critics.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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RELG 552 Advaita Vedanta (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The relation of Nyaya-Vaisesika and Mimamsa to Kevaladvaita with concentration on Sankara's Brahmasutrabhasya, Pada 1 and 2.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Sharma, Arvind (Winter)
Prerequisites: 6 credits in Indian religions
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RELG 553 Religions of South India 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Topics include: definitions of Tamil identity, the relation of akam to bhakti poetry, the theology of the Alvars and Nayanmars, inter-religious and sectarian competition, the motif of pilgrimage, questions of caste and women.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Prerequisite: 6 credits in Indian religions
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RELG 554 Religions of South India 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Analysis of the following: sampradaya; ubhayavedanta; comparison of Visistadvaita and Saiva Siddhanta with reference to selected themes that illustrate the Tamil contribution; the relationship of theology to the sociology of knowledge in Tamilnad.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Prerequisite: RELG 553
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RELG 560 Buddhist Poetry (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Since the time of Buddha, poetry has been used by Buddhist to express devotion, to compose philosophical treatises, and to communicate insight into the experience of awakening. The seminar's content will vary, treating the history, poetics, esthetics, roles and genres of Buddhist poetry in India, Tibet, China and Japan.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Braitstein, Lara E (Winter)
Revision, June 2016. End of revision.
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