Description
This course examines the question of what religion is, including those aspects that today some people refer to as spiritual. Attention will be given to such related questions as: How do you think about or define religion? How have scholars thought about and defined religion? What are common elements of religious life found throughout the world? What are the various functions of religion for societies and for individuals? How have scholars studied religion? How does one study a religion, or religion, if one is an outsider or is non-religious?
Credits
4 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Written Communication
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities