RLST 450
Theories of Religion
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
A survey of important theories and methods in the study of religion since the Enlightenment in fields including history, philosophy, philology, anthropology, psychology, and sociology, including works by leading theorists such as Hume, Marx, Weber, Durkheim, James, Freud, Ricoeur, Jung and Eliade. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: For undergraduate students, RLST 110 and RLST 230, or consent of instructor. No prerequisite for graduate students.