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Religion and the Arts

Course #: ASIAN 271L

Description:
This course examines the interplay between religion and aesthetics, as expressed through the literary, visual, and performing arts. Structured thematically rather than by religious tradition, this course covers topics such as religious seeing, visual representation of the divine through icons and iconography, iconoclasm and the power of images, aniconism, calligraphy and geometric design, sacred space and religious architecture, religion and the book arts, religious music, dance, and drama, visual narrativization, and religious ritual as performance.

Notes:
ASIAN 271L and RELSTY 271L are the same course.

Pre Requisites:

Offered in:

2023 Fall

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 9934 TuTh
2:00 - 3:15 pm
Irani,Ayesha Aspandiar McCormack M02-0116
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
Capacity: 18
Enrolled: 20
Status: Closed
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites:
Course Attributes: The Arts