| source UC Santa Barbara (X) |
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department Religious Studies (X) |
A consideration of major themes, issues, types of figures and phenomena, and traditions--all selected from the history of religion so as to illustrate the great variety of religious phenomena and to suggest some of the ways such things may be responsibly studied.
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Covers Western encounters with Muslims from Islam's spread in the Near East and Europe until the mid-nineteenth century, including the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in Western literature, positive and negative Muslim/European interactions, and their rivalry.
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An introduction to the basic texts, institutions, and practices of the religious traditions of South Asia and East Asia.
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The historical and cross-cultural exploration of Buddhism through the examination of basic texts, institutions, and practices of diverse Buddhist traditions.
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Introduction to the basic texts, institutions, and practices of western religious traditions: Judiasm, Christianity, and Islam.
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Discussion of the larger issues regarding Islamic traditions encountering modern transformations of individuals and society.
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Religion and religions in America. Survey of the variety of religions or religious traditions in America, including Native American, Asian American, African American, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Muslim, and notably Protestant. Focus also on such common features as "civil religion."
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An overview of the themes, problems and theories at the intersection of race/ethnicity and religious traditions in the United States. Focus is on racially ethnic communities and traditions.
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Introductory modern standard Arabic: pronunciation, script, conversation, and oral comprehension. Weekly sections involve cultural materials such as elementary calligraphy, Middle Eastern cooking, Arabic television shows, films, singing, and folk dance.
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Continuation of Arabic I.
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Continuation of Arabic II.
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Intermediate Arabic: complex grammar, and vocabulary, readings in classicaland modern Arabic literature, including short stories, newspaper articles, and poetry. Extensive use of audio-visual materials including news broadcasts, television shows, and films. weekly conversation section.
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Continuation of Arabic IV.
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Continuation of Arabic V.
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Introduction to the spoken colloquial Arabic of Egypt, the most widely understood dialect in the Arab world. Covers pronunciation, basic grammar, and vocabulary taught through conversation and selected viewing of television and film. Emphasis is on spoken communication.
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Continuation of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic I.
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Continuation of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic II.
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The beginning course in Hindi. Survey of grammar. Graded exercises and readings drawn from Hindi literature, leading to mastery of grammatical structures and essential vocabulary and achievement of basic reading and writing competence.
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Continuation of Hindi I.
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Continuation of Hindi II.
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Intermediate Hindi. Selected readings in Hindi fiction and nonfiction, with exercises in grammar, composition, and conversation.
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Continuation of Hindi IV.
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Continuation of Hindi V.
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Surveys twenty world religious traditions in their approaches to the problem of death, care for the dead, and death-related doctrines and practices within their broader cultural, historical, and social contexts from a cross-cultural perspective.
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This course is designed as an introduction to the contribution that Native American religions make to the general study of religion. Metaphysical and philosophical aspects of North American native culture. Major concepts of belief systems, religion, and medicine. Theories of balance, harmony, knowledge, power, ritual, and ceremony.
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