HIST 425: The Sacred and Profane in History
Course Description
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.Case studies of the sacred in varied times and regions; holy persons; holy places; holy objects; language and literature of the sacred; competing concepts of the holy within society; gender and the holy; institutions promoting holy people and places; the impact of social, political, cultural and intellectual developments on the relationship between the sacred and the profane.Prerequisites:Junior or senior classification.Cross Listing:RELSĀ 425/HISTĀ 425.