Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: INVENTION OF PAGANISM IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE ***** This interdisciplinary course examines the development of the concept of "paganism" during the Roman Empire, the first through seventh centuries AD. We will examine the mutually tolerant character of the many religions of the Roman world and see how the category of paganism was invented and applied by Christians to all the polythesis of the empire and beyond. ***** Also offerd as CLAS 318 and RELI 316. ***** Instructor(s): Staff.