RELIGST 212X: Knights, Monks, and Nobles: Masculinity in the Middle Ages (FEMGEN 212X, FEMGEN 312, HISTORY 212, HISTORY 312, RELIGST 312X)
This course considers masculinity as historically and culturally contingent, focusing on the experiences and representations of medieval men as heroes, eunuchs, fathers, priests, husbands, boys, and fighting men. Recognizing that the lives of men, like those of women, were governed by gendered rules and expectations, we will explore a wide range of medieval masculinities, paying close attention to the processes by which manhood could be achieved (e.g. martial, spiritual, sexual), and to competing versions of manliness, from the warrior hero of the early middle ages to the suffering Christ of late medieval religion.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Griffiths, F. (PI)
RELIGST 246: Constructing Race and Religion in America (CSRE 246, HISTORY 256G, HISTORY 356G, RELIGST 346)
This seminar focuses on the interrelationships between social constructions of race, and social interpretations of religion in America. How have assumptions about race shaped religious worldviews? How have religious beliefs shaped racial attitudes? How have ideas about religion and race contributed to notions of what it means to be "American"? We will look at primary and secondary sources, and at the historical development of ideas and practices over time.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Lum, K. (PI)
RELIGST 251: Readings in Indian Buddhist Texts (RELIGST 351)
(Graduate students register for 351.) Introduction to Buddhist literature through reading original texts in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: Sanskrit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
| Repeatable
5 times
(up to 25 units total)
Instructors:
Hartmann, J. (PI)
RELIGST 279: After God: Why religion at all? (RELIGST 379)
God is dead, but where does religion come from? The end of the quest for God in twentieth century philosophy. Robert Bellah's Religion in Human Evolution plus seminal works of Heidegger, including Being and Time, 'What Is Metaphysics?' 'Nietzsche's Saying `God is Dead.' 'N.B.: Class size limited. Apply early at tsheehan@stanford.edu.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Sheehan, T. (PI)
RELIGST 283: Religion and Literature
A wide-ranging exploration of religious themes in literary works. Readings will include prose and poetry stemming from various world regions, time periods, and religious traditions.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Bashir, S. (PI)
;
Yearley, L. (PI)
RELIGST 290: Majors Seminar
Required of all majors and combined majors. The study of religion reflects upon itself. Representative modern and contemporary attempts to "theorize," and thereby understand, the phenomena of religion in anthropology, psychology, sociology, cultural studies, and philosophy. WIM.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Mross, M. (PI)
;
Ramswick, G. (TA)
RELIGST 297: Senior Essay/Honors Essay Research
Guided by faculty adviser. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and department.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 3-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Bashir, S. (PI)
;
Copeland, K. (PI)
;
Fonrobert, C. (PI)
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Bashir, S. (PI)
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Copeland, K. (PI)
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Fonrobert, C. (PI)
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Gelber, H. (PI)
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Harrison, P. (PI)
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Harvey, V. (PI)
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Hess, L. (PI)
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Kelman, A. (PI)
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Kieschnick, J. (PI)
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Lum, K. (PI)
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Mross, M. (PI)
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Pitkin, B. (PI)
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Sadeghi, B. (PI)
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Shaw, J. (PI)
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Sheehan, T. (PI)
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Sockness, B. (PI)
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Vevaina, Y. (PI)
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Yearley, L. (PI)
RELIGST 304B: Theories and Methods
Required of graduate students in Religious Studies. Approaches to the study of religion. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Fonrobert, C. (PI)
RELIGST 312X: Knights, Monks, and Nobles: Masculinity in the Middle Ages (FEMGEN 212X, FEMGEN 312, HISTORY 212, HISTORY 312, RELIGST 212X)
This course considers masculinity as historically and culturally contingent, focusing on the experiences and representations of medieval men as heroes, eunuchs, fathers, priests, husbands, boys, and fighting men. Recognizing that the lives of men, like those of women, were governed by gendered rules and expectations, we will explore a wide range of medieval masculinities, paying close attention to the processes by which manhood could be achieved (e.g. martial, spiritual, sexual), and to competing versions of manliness, from the warrior hero of the early middle ages to the suffering Christ of late medieval religion.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Griffiths, F. (PI)
RELIGST 346: Constructing Race and Religion in America (CSRE 246, HISTORY 256G, HISTORY 356G, RELIGST 246)
This seminar focuses on the interrelationships between social constructions of race, and social interpretations of religion in America. How have assumptions about race shaped religious worldviews? How have religious beliefs shaped racial attitudes? How have ideas about religion and race contributed to notions of what it means to be "American"? We will look at primary and secondary sources, and at the historical development of ideas and practices over time.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Lum, K. (PI)
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