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Course ListingsFall 2012ReligionREL 0068MARTIN LUTHER:MAN & ERA(Cross-listed as GER 68 and HIST 153.) A study of selected politicaland religious writings of Luther and his contemporaries to introduce theman and his era, while reflecting their impact on twentieth-centuryChristendom. Emphasis on Luther and the German Reformation.Attention given to Zwingli, Calvin, and the radical reform movements.Sections03119 REL 006801 J+ Brown, Daniel W 1.0 C-lst Ger 68 &Hist 153REL 0073ASPECTS SEPHARDIC TRAD(Cross-listed as JS 73.) Introduction to the history and culture of theSephardic Jews. The life and fortunes of the Sephardim in Spain andPortugal, their contributions to the exploration, settlement, anddevelopment of America, their folklore, and present attempts topreserve and promote their heritage will be considered. Focus onprominent and interesting Sephardic personalities from diversecountries and times, such as Maimonides, Dona Gracia Nasi, JudahTouro, Haim Isaac Carigal, and Elias Canetti. Fall.Sections03120 REL 007301 L+ Ascher, Gloria 1.0 C-list Js 73-01,Ilvs 92-24;capCourse 13SeatsREL 0099THEORY & METHOD RELIGIONSeminar on selected theories and methods in religious studies; mayinclude anthropological, sociological, psychological, philosophical,text-critical, economic, feminist, and Marxist perspectives. Required forReligion majors and minors.Prerequisites: At least two other Religion courses or permission ofinstructor.Sections03121 REL 009901 D+ Lemons, Elizabe 1.0 2 Rel Crs,reqFor RelMajors&minorsREL 0100RELIGION AND FILMAnalysis of religion and religious issues through their portrayal incontemporary film. Focus on approaches to film taken by scholars ofreligion, including mythological, theological and cultural studies, withconsideration of film theory. Genres include drama, comedy, animationand science fiction.Sections04013 REL 010001 F+TR Lemons, Elizabe 1.0REL 0120ARMENIAN ART, ARCH&POL(Cross-listed as FAH 120.) Study of castles, churches, sculpture, andmanuscripts in an international context. Armenia's political and religiousties with Rome, Byzantium, Islam, the crusaders, Europe, and EastAsia. The first country to declare Christianity its official religion, Armeniacreated art expressing distinctive religious concepts. Its architecturaltechniques and sculpture anticipated later developments in WesternRomanesque and Gothic art.Sections03123 REL 012001 D+ Maranci, Christ 1.0 C-lst Fah012001REL 0121EARLY ISLAMIC ART(Cross-listed as FAH 121.) 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. (Also offered aslower-level.)Sections03124 REL 012101 I+MW Hoffman, Eva R 1.0 Upper Lvl DualLvl Crs0021/0121,C-list Fah 0121REL 0134MYTH, RITUAL & SYMBOL(Cross-listed as ANTH 132.) Various approaches to myth, ritual, andsymbol including functionalist, structuralist, and psychological. Topicsinclude dreams, landscape shamanism, and fairy tales, along withissues of performance, representation, authenticity, and history.Sections03126 REL 013401 I+ Stanton, Cathy 1.0 C-lst Anth 132;Please ContactThe InstructorTo EnrlREL 0143SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION(Cross-listed as SOC 143.) Religion as a cultural universal. Diversity inmanifestation, organizational form, myth and ritual. Relationshipbetween worldviews and socioeconomic conditions of religiouscommunities. Social functions of religion. Organization, mission, andpolitical agendas of religious groups in the United States.Sections03127 REL 014301 L+ Aymer, Paula 1.0 C-lst Soc 143REL 0149RELIGION COLONIAL INDIADirected reading and study on religious change and colonial rule inIndia from the rise of British hegemony after 1757 to the advent ofIndian nationalism after 1885. Special emphasis on investigating arange of Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh movements and leaders in light ofcurrent critical scholarship.Sections03608 REL 014901 6 Hatcher, Brian 1.0REL 0153SUFISMSeminar examining Islam's mystical tradition, including introduction tomedieval and modern Sufi practice, and Sufi cosmology andmetaphysics. Also examines Western studies and understandings ofSufism and mysticism more broadly.Sections03609 REL 015301 I+ Garden, Kenneth 1.0REL 0157THEORIES SPIRITUAL DEV(Cross-listed as CD 157.) The nature of spiritual development asunderstood by various cultures and religions. Studies major works bypreeminent philosophers and psychologists in the field, includingCassirer, Kohlberg, Oser, Fowler, Freud, and Erikson. Examines theimagery and thought in aesthetic creations. Provides case studies ofindividuals and communities as illustrations of different theoreticalperspectives.Sections03975 REL 015701 12+ Scarlett, W. Ge 1.0REL 0191SPECIAL TOPICSPlease see departmental website for detailed information.SectionsISLM&SECLRSM IN REP TURK03129 REL 019101 ARR Garden, Kenneth 1.0 Permission OfInstructor; Reg.In Eaton 302Tufts University Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 161