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Course ListingsFall 2012ReligionREL 0001INTRO TO RELIGIONAn introduction to the field of religion to give the student anunderstanding of the basic elements of the subject: the majorcharacteristics, the forms and expressions, and the contributions toman's personal and social orientation.Sections03108 REL 000101 10 Walser, Joseph 1.0 6 Seats ForCapREL 0004ART, RITUAL, & CULTURE(Cross-listed as FAH 1.) Major monuments and themes of world art andarchitecture from ancient times to 1700. How art functioned in relationto civilizations and religions; how images and buildings expressed andserved the beliefs of Greco-Roman polytheism, Judaism, Christianity,Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Mesoamericancivilizations; how artifacts were created and viewed; how power wasinvested in images and how these images affect us today. Includes fieldtrips to local museums.SectionsART HISTORY TO 170003109 REL 000401 EMW Hoffman, Eva R 1.0 Reg For OneFah 1 RctCrse;c-list Ilvs91-25,fah0001REL 0005INTRO ARTS OF ASIA(Cross-listed as FAH 5.) Major monuments and themes in the religiousand secular arts of India, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Korea,and Japan: their meaning and place in cultural history. Focus onindigenous developments and cross-cultural influences. Offered inalternate years.Sections03973 REL 000501 K+ Kaminishi, Ikum 1.0REL 0010SPECIAL TOPICSDirected reading and study in selected areas of religious thought andpractice. Credit as arranged.Please see departmental website for specific details.Sections04224 REL 001018 H+ Summit, Jeffrey 1.0REL 0011BUDDHIST ART(Cross-listed as FAH 11.) A survey of the Buddhist art of India, China,and Japan. Painting, sculpture, and architecture in relation to changingliturgical requirements. Changes in form and iconography that occurredwhen Buddhism encountered indigenous traditions. Offered in alternateyears.Sections03974 REL 001101 J+ Kaminishi, Ikum 1.0REL 0021INTRO TO HEBREW BIBLESurvey of the Hebrew Bible in its historical context. Development of thereligion of Ancient Israel , the life of Moses, production of Israelitecodes of law, construction of theological language and imagery, rise ofmonarchy and temple, accounts of creation, psalms and wisdomliterature, and lives and legacies of the Israelite prophets.Sections03113 REL 002101 H+ Hutaff, Margare 1.0REL 0023EARLY ISLAMIC ART(Cross-listed as FAH 21.) A survey of the visual arts in Muslim landsfrom Spain to Central Asia between the seventh and thirteenthcenturies, emphasizing the role of visual arts in the formation andexpression of cultural identity. Painting, sculpture, architecture, and theportable arts of ceramics, ivory, metalwork, and manuscript illustrationwill be considered. Topics will include the uses of figural and non-figuralimagery; calligraphy and ornament; religious and secular art; public andprivate art; the art of the court and the art of the urban middle class; andthe status, use, and meaning of the portable arts. (May be taken at 100level.)Sections03114 REL 002301 I+MW Hoffman, Eva R 1.0 Lower Level OfDual Level Crs;Cross-listedFah 21REL 0035INTRO TO CHRISTIANITY(Cross-listed as HIST 52). Survey of the development of Christianityfrom the first century to the present. Study of the key figures, events,and issues that helped shape the Christian tradition in a variety ofcultural, social and historical contexts. Exploration of the major ideas,institutions, and practices associated with Christianity, with closeattention to the diverse forms and expressions that Christian faith andlife have taken in different time periods and among a range ofcommunities.Sections03115 REL 003501 E+MW Curtis, Heather 1.0 C-lst Hist 52REL 0042RELIGION & U.S. POLITICS(Cross-listed as HIST 126). The role of religion in shaping Americancivic engagement and political activity from the seventeenth century tothe present, putting contemporary events in broader historical context.Topics and themes may include: the relationship between church andstate in the colonial period; faith and the founders; religion and socialactivism in the antebellum era (especially anti-slavery and women'srights); religion, race and Civil Rights; religious "outsiders" andAmerican politics; spirituality and social protest in the 20th century; therise of the religious right; religion and American politics post-9/11.Sections03116 REL 004201 I+MW Curtis, Heather 1.0 C-lst Hist 126,Amer194-01;reg For1 Rel42 Recit03873 REL 0042RA EF Staff 0.0 Students MustRegister For 1Recitation03874 REL 0042RB FF Staff 0.0 Students MustRegister For 1RecitationREL 0045INTRO TO BUDDHISMThe history, the doctrines, and practices of Buddhism in South andSoutheast Asia. Philosophical theories of the Buddha, meditation, andNirvana, plus aspects of Buddhist social and institutional history.Sections03607 REL 004501 1 Walser, Joseph 1.0REL 0048INTRO TO ISLAMIslam in its many facets. Pre-Islamic Arabia, the Prophet, the Qur'an,the prophetic traditions, tradition and customs, law, theology, majordenominations, philosophy, and mysticism.Sections03118 REL 004801 A+ Garden, Kenneth 1.0 Cap Course 10SeatsTufts University Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 160