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RELI 483 001 (CRN: 13243)

MYSTICISM BEFORE MYSTICISM SEM

Long Title: MYSTICISM BEFORE MYSTICISM
Department: Religion
Instructor: DeConick, April
Meeting: 1:00PM - 4:00PM R (25-AUG-2008 - 5-DEC-2008) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
 
Section Max Enrollment: 15Instructor Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 16-MAY-2024 9:37PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: Final Exam Unknown
 
Description: Explores mysticism in second temple Judaism and early Christianity, a period prior to the Kabbalah and Dionysius the Areopagite. Materials covered include Jewish and Christian scriptures, pseudepigrapha, Dead Sea Scrolls, and Gnostic, Hermetic, Patristic, Neo-Platonic, and Hekhalot literature. Ancient astrological and magical traditions are also discussed.