TRS 176 - Spirituality in Practice

Upper Division

Prerequisites
TRS 097 or TRS 189.

This course takes a cultural and theoretical approach and focuses on religion as it is experienced and practiced, both in everyday life and in special ritual contexts. We will explore religion through concepts such as space, time, power, material culture, ritual, and the body, and use these concepts to understand more deeply the logic and practices of spirituality and transformative experiences in a variety of religious contexts and traditions. Students will have the opportunity to use theoretical ideas developed in the class to analyze practices such as pilgrimage, altar-building, music, dance, meditation, mysticism, monasticism, body modification and pain, and the role of material culture and the body in religious experience.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TE - Theological Explorations; AD - American Diversity

Cross-Listing
The course is cross-listed with Ethnic Studies.

Course credits: 1