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RELIGST 290

Majors' Seminar: Theories of Religion

UNITS:5
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:WAY-A-II, WIM

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.

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1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 13179
0 / 8 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Schwartz, Jason
5units

RELIGST 290: Majors' Seminar: Theories of Religion

5 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: WAY-A-II, WIM

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.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 10:30 AM – 12:20 PM — Schwartz, Jason (Graduate)

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