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RELS 3440: Muslims and Jews: Medieval and Modern Encounters

3.00 Credits

Utah State University

This course explores historical interactions between Muslims and Jews, from the Middle Ages to modern times. The course includes religious, legal, and cultural topics, as well as the Israel-Palestine conflict, with interest in peacebuilding.

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RELS 3456: History of South Asia (DHA)

3.00 Credits

Utah State University

This course surveys the subcontinental history of South Asia from the emergence of civilization along the Indus Valley to the "Global War on Terrorism." It includes special emphasis on the development of the modern states of South Asia.

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General Education Course
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RELS 3470: Religion and Politics in South Asia

3.00 Credits

Utah State University

This course offers an introduction to South Asian religio-political history combined with an examination of how religion and politics intersect in India and Pakistan, with a focus on the 19th and 20th centuries.

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RELS 3482: Ancient China to 1800 (DHA)

3.00 Credits

Utah State University

This course traces the emergence of political states within China and their eventual unification into a single empire, an institution that persisted for millennia. The development of literature, religion, philosophy, and material culture in Chinese society all played a role in shaping the character of what became China today.

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General Education Course
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RELS 3510: Islamic Visual Cultures (CI/DHA)

3.00 Credits

Utah State University

Explores the emergence and development of Islamic visual cultures in Asia and around the Mediterranean between 622 and 1250.

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General Education Course
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RELS 3710: Topics in Folklore (CI)

3.00 Credits

Utah State University

Issues, problems, and methodologies in folklore study. Focus and instructor variable.

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General Education Course
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RELS 3820: Hindu Sacred Texts (CI)

3.00 Credits

Utah State University

In this intensive study of two influential sacred texts from the Hindu traditions, the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita, students use several translations, traditional commentaries, and modern expositions to address philosophical issues including evil, free will, and the nature of God.

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General Education Course
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RELS 3830: The History of Yoga

3.00 Credits

Utah State University

This course explores the history of yoga from its origins in Indian prehistory to the variety of philosophies and practices that have evolved throughout the world. Students study ancient and modern texts on yoga and broader philosophy and theory.

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RELS 4015: Buddhism and the West

3.00 Credits

Utah State University

This is a one-semester introduction to Buddhism in the Western world for non-specialists in Buddhism. It focuses on the development of Buddhism as a Western religious phenomenon. It presents an interpretive, historical introduction to Buddhism in the West.

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RELS 4230: The History of Christianity in the West (DHA/CI)

3.00 Credits

Utah State University

Introduces students to history of Christian spirituality, asking how Christianity has been lived and how it has shaped lives over two thousand years. Uses original sources to introduce both the history and the historiographical problems surrounding the Christian religion. Writing intensive.

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General Education Course
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