Browse Hierarchy RELI231: Identity, Communities and Traditions

This course examines religion as a locus of personal and social identity, inquiring into the force of religion in uniting and dividing communities in our modern world. The course is comparative, reflecting broadly on the ways that religion has served both to bring people together into harmonious societies, but also to antagonise groups in often violent ways. Specific case studies will serve as data for analysis. Topics that the course will cover include cultural encounters, gender and community, religious conflict, and nationalism and religion.