Course Catalog - 2006-2007

     

RELI 260 - RELIGION & THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Long Title: RELIGION & THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Department: Religion
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Designed to introduce the student to classic and contemporary texts in the social scientific study of religion. Topics include: mysticism, the social construction of gender, the guru-disciple relationship, secularization, healing traditions East and West, cross-cultural debates.