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Nov 24, 2024
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RELI 068 - (HP) Apocalypse: Now and ThenSemester Hours: 3
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What is it about our time that makes it ripe for an apocalypse? From video games to movies, we return again and again to envisioning the end of the world. This course will look at the history of the apocalypse in mythology and religion, and will also analyze the particular currency of apocalyptic thinking in our present day. Our studies will take us from the popular interest in Mayan calendars and zombies, to contemporary philosophers, independent filmmakers, economists, environmentalists, novelists, poets and painters.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Credit given for this course, RELI 014F or 014S [when it was offered as First Year Seminar: Apocalypse Now and Then (fall 2013)]. (Formerly RELI 014S, when it was offered as Special Topics: Apocalypse Now and Then.)
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