5510 Religions Of The World (3)
This course is designed to introduce graduate students to the major religions
of the world, as well as to selected small-group religions. Our goal will be to
learn to appreciate the similarities and differences in the structure and
history of these religions. A primary focus will be on using the categories of
the history of religions to examine and analyze the various dimensions of
religion (e.g., historical, sociological, ritual, mythological, aesthetic). In
addition, methodological issues of comparison will be addressed.