THEOREL 301

Religious Texts of Terror

Please note: this is archived course information from 2023 for THEOREL 301.

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.

Assessment

Coursework only

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for THEOREL 301.

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 2023

Not taught in 2023

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

THEOREL 301: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II from the BA Schedule

Restrictions

THEOREL 209