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Spring 2013 Religion W4160 section 001 GNOSIS | |
| Call Number | 09809 |
| Day & Time Location |
M 2:10pm-4:00pm 306 Milbank Hall (Barnard) |
| Points | 4 |
| Approvals Required | Instructor |
| Instructor | Elizabeth Castelli |
| Type | SEMINAR |
| Course Description | Prerequisites: Previous work in biblical studies or early Christianity preferred; permission of instructor. Limited to 20 students. Examines the religious and social worlds of ancient Mediterranean gnosis alongside its modern remnants and appropriations. Special attention is paid to scholarly reconstructions of ancient "gnosticism" and to theoretical problems associated with the categories of orthodoxy and heresy in Christian history. Strong emphasis on reading primary sources in translation. |
| Web Site | CourseWorks |
| Department | Religion @Barnard |
| Enrollment | 10 students as of 11:21PM Monday, May 20, 2013 |
| Subject | Religion |
| Number | W4160 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Open To | Columbia College, Engineering and Applied Science, General Studies, School of Continuing Education, Graduate School of Arts and Science, School of the Arts, International and Public Affairs, Barnard, Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate |
| Campus | Barnard College |
| Section key | 20131RELI4160W001 |
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