LALW310 Religion and Literature 3 cr.

The class studies texts addressing universal religious themes such as creation, sacrifice, love, death and the problem of evil. Several religious perspectives (including polytheistic ones) are represented. The class uses the texts as lenses through which to examine some of humankind’s deepest concerns and questions. More generally, the class examines the complicated and often strained relationship between art and ideology. Students are assigned three critical papers and a final examination. The syllabus includes biblical texts, Sufi poems by Rumi, Black Elk Speaks and “The Death of Ivan Illych.”

Prerequisites: LALW200

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