Examination of the way in which the religious dimension of human experience is expressed and interpreted in various genres of literary art, with special in-depth focus on a particular author, group of writers, theme, or school of critical interpretation. The goal is to identify and evaluate the manner in which human religious experience is articulated through the literary imagination, whether classical, modern, or contemporary. Staff, Yerkes 250. Native American Religions. A study of the traditional cosmologies, myths, rituals, and life-ways of native American peoples.
Special emphasis is placed on North American cultural regions.
Three 50-minute periods. St. John 265. Methods in the Study of Religion. Readings will be drawn from the writings of both classical and contemporary interpreters of religion. Recommended for all majors.