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2019-2020 UMaine Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 UMaine Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHI 105 - Introduction to Religious Studies


An analysis of religion as an expression of human culture past and present. Considers institutional and non-institutional manifestations of religion as conveyed through myth and symbol, religious experience, struggle for societal change, mysticism, and quests for the articulation of human values. Inquiry by various disciplines will be considered, e.g., anthropology, psychology, sociology, history, philosophy, and theology.

General Education Requirements:  Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts and Institutions

Course Typically Offered: Fall

Credits: 3