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RST 100/121 - Religion as Pharmakon: Poison or Cure (Core/First-Year Seminar)

Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically

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)/Restriction(s): RST 121 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): RST 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the Religious Studies Cornerstone.
RST 121, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and Religious Studies Cornerstone
Note: Formerly offered as REL 100/121 (F.2019). Students may not take both RST 100/121 & REL 100/121.