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Apr 19, 2024
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2015-2016 HillBook (Class of 2019) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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REL 100/121 - Religion as Pharmakon: Poison or Cure (Core/First-Year Seminar)Three or Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
For the ancient Greeks pharmakon meant both cure and poison depending on the context. Religion functions in the same way: it can heal us but can also poison us. We will explore the ambiguity and the power-both healing and destructive-of religious traditions.
Prerequisite(s): REL 121 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
When offered as REL 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the Religious Studies Cornerstone Requirement.
When offered as REL 121, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and Religious Studies Cornerstone Requirements.
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