REL 532S: The Evil Eye in Material Culture from Late Antiquity to Islam
The phenomenon often referred to as the “evil eye,” is an enduring belief that harm can be exerted through the ...
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REL 229D: From Agra to Istanbul: Islamic Art and Architecture in the Early Modern Era
From glittering gold domes to vibrantly colored illuminated manuscripts, this course examines Islamic art and architecture from the Indian subcontinent ...
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REL 145: The Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
What is the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament anyway? What are its main religious ides, how does it relate to the ...
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REL 290: Jews in Ukraine
When Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, thousands of refugees fled across Ukraine’s western border ...
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CLST 307: Ancient Athenian Law
NOTE: you don’t need to know anything about law or about Greek history to learn and profit and have fun ...
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French 332: French Short Story
Brefs récits pour une longue vie, as 1 writer put it: FR 332 is designed to introduce you to short ...
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Latin 308S: Latin Epistle
Heloise and Abelard are perhaps the two most famous lovers in medieval history. Abelard was a brilliant scholar, who seduced ...
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CLST 480S: Afterlife of the Classics
Our topic for this capstone seminar will be the Afterlife of the Classics. We will explore the appropriation of classical ...
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