Course Catalog - 2006-2007

     

ENGL 309 - MYTHOLOGIES

Long Title: MYTHOLOGIES
Department: English
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This interdisciplinary course introduces students to world mythologies, mythmakers and their cultures, from the beginnings to the modern period. Included mythologies: Babylonian, Sumerian, Hindu, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Irish, Old Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Finnish, Mayan, Hopi, modern (Glass, Borges, Whale Rider). Cross-list: MDST 368, WGST 368.
Course URL: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~jchance/myth.htm