Dec 09, 2025  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Bulletin Home
  Course Descriptions
  Our Mission
  About Our University
  Academic Honesty
  Academic Policies and Procedures
  Admission (Undergraduate)
  Archived Bulletins
  Tuition, Financial Aid and Scholarships
  Bachelor’s Programs
  Majors and Minors
  Accelerated Programs
  Distance Learning
  Dual Degrees (Undergraduate/Graduate Degrees)
  Programs (Alphabetically, University-wide)
  Study Abroad
  Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (HCLAS)
  School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts of HCLAS
  School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics of HCLAS
  Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs of HCLAS
  School of Education of HCLAS
  Frank G. Zarb School of Business
  The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication
  Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science
  School of Health Professions and Human Services
  Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies
  Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College
  New Opportunities at Hofstra (NOAH) Program
  Academic Calendars and Deadlines
  Facilities and Services
  General Information and Definitions
  HEGIS Codes
  Printable Forms
  New Opportunities at Hofstra
  My Personal Catalog
HELP
2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Facebook this Page (opens a new window)
Tweet this Page (opens a new window)
Add to Personal Catalog (opens a new window)

RELI 065 - (HP) Sex and Death: Sacrifice and Martyrdom

Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course examines the role of sacrifice and martyrdom in world religions, both as a real phenomenon and as a symbol. What roles do discourses and practices of sacrifice and martyrdom play in different cultural contexts? How did they arise as an ideal, and why are these ideals so often connected to eroticism? The course may also consider why the religious discourse of sacrifice and martyrdom remains a motivating force in secular societies.

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
(Formerly Sex and Death: Perspectives on Martyrdom in the Ancient World.)


View Course Offering(s):

Fall 2025

January 2026

Spring 2026



Facebook this Page (opens a new window)
Tweet this Page (opens a new window)
Add to Personal Catalog (opens a new window)