Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

RELI 458 - MYSTICISM

Long Title: MYSTICISM: THEORIES ADN METHODS
Department: Religion
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: A history of the development of the modern category of "mysticism" from the seventeenth century to today, with side studies of cognate terms like "spirituality," "metaphysical religion," and the "paranormal," as these forms of extreme religious experience are by social-scientific and humanistic methods. RELI 558: Additional readings and writing. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: RELI 558. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RELI 458 if student has credit for RELI 558.