THEOREL 209

Religious Texts of Terror


Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 for THEOREL 209.

Description

Explores the ways that various forms of violence are evoked and discussed within religious texts and traditions. Students will learn about the origins of these ‘texts of terror’, and then trace their ongoing influence throughout history and up to the present day across a range of socio-cultural contexts, both global and local.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for THEOREL 209.

Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.

Availability 2022

Not taught in 2022

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

THEOREL 209: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage I from the BA Schedule

Restrictions

THEOREL 301