• RELI 3260: African Spirits in New World

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Begins with Yoruba roots in Africa travels with the African diaspora focusing on spirit possession in Haitian Vodou, Cuban Santeria, Jamaican Revival Zion, Jamaican Rastafarianism, Brazilian Candomblé, and "Black Church" in the United States using ethnography and postcolonial theory of religious studies. Cross listed with AAST 3260. Prerequisites: WB & CH.
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• RELI 3275: World Christianities

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Examines the development of Christianity primarily in Africa, Asia and South America. Cross listed with HIST 3275. Prerequisites: WB & CH.
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• RELI 3280: Tibetan Buddhism

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This course is an introduction to the history, doctrines, scriptures, institutions, literature, and practices of Buddhism in Tibet from the mid-first millennium up through the present day. Prerequisite: One class in Religious Studies or History.
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• RELI 3320: Eastern Thought

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Surveys some of the major concepts in Zen, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Cross listed with PHIL 3320. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy.
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• RELI 3340: Mysticism,Yoga & Enlightenment

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Explores Hindu and Buddhist concepts of enlightenment and the means for reaching them through mysticism and yoga. Study the texts and beliefs and their translation into practice. Prerequisites: WB & CH.
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• RELI 3350: Religion&Globalization India

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Learn about religious pluralism in India. In particular, how globalization has impacted the ways people from many different religions, caste, class, and educational backgrounds, ethnicities, and regions experience and practice their religions in 21st century India. Prerequisites: RELI 1000 or RELI 2050.
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• RELI 3400: Reli in Amer West

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Considers the religious history of the American west from Pre-Columbian times to the present, paying special attention to the ways the west affects religious belief and practice. Themes of contact and conflict will be particularly important in our study, as will the changing perceptions of the West. Prerequisites: WB.
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• RELI 4090: Film & Religion

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Movies use religion to convey messages; they debate religious issues and use religion to debate non-religious issues. Analyzes how film makers use religion and religious themes to transform religions into advocates for social issues and to shape religion's role in society. Popular films drawn from many genres. Prerequisites: 6 hours of 2000-level or higher literature courses or religion courses.
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• RELI 4100: African American Relig Culture

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This mid-level writing-intensive seminar is a comparative study of African American religious celebration, primarily in the context of Afro-Christianity, but touching on Islam, Candomblé, "Voodoo," Santeria, and Rastafarianism. Cross listed with AAST 4100. Prerequisites: WB or COM2 and one of the following: AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000-level course or RELI 1000.
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• RELI 4113: Medieval Religious Dissent

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Religious dissent in the Middle Ages included what might be called heresy, but also encompasses such marginal groups as Jews and witches. Examines development of orthodoxy and persecution of religious diversity between eleventh and sixteenth centuries within the historical context of the times. Cross listed with HIST 4113. Prerequisite: HIST 1110, 4100 or 4110.
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