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Religious Studies
Description: This course examines the little known and often dismissed religious traditions known as "esoteric" or "occult." We will trace the origins of these forms of thought and practice back to their roots in the ancient near-East, as well as similar developments in India, and survey the major European and American figures and movements, especially from the late sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, when there was a flowering of interest in the esoteric. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Fall 2024
Requirement Designation: Cultural Understanding
Liberal Studies Essential Skills: Critical Thinking
Prerequisite: Sophomore Status or higher
Religious Studies
Term : Winter 2014
Catalog Year : 2014-2015
REL 393 - Esoteric And Occult Religions
Description: This course examines the little known and often dismissed religious traditions known as "esoteric" or "occult." We will trace the origins of these forms of thought and practice back to their roots in the ancient near-East, as well as similar developments in India, and survey the major European and American figures and movements, especially from the late sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, when there was a flowering of interest in the esoteric. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Fall 2024
Requirement Designation: Cultural Understanding
Liberal Studies Essential Skills: Critical Thinking
Prerequisite: Sophomore Status or higher