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Introduction to Comparative Religion

Offered By: DeAnza College via California Community Colleges System

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Religious Studies Courses Cultural Studies Courses

Course Description

Overview

An interdisciplinary examination and comparison of the religious dimensions of human life: history, terminology, emotional experiences, concepts, attitudes, images, material expressions, conflicts, myths, metaphors, symbols, perceptions of nature and the natural environment and rituals relating to the particular social context of each tradition. Emphasis will be placed on the numerous practices and perspectives of women and men throughout time and from different cultures regarding their sense of the sacred.

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