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Religion & the Arts

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
TuTh 4p.m. – 5:15p.m.		 McCormack M01-0409 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
TuTh 4p.m. – 5:15p.m.
Location
McCormack M01-0409
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

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.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite = ENGL 102

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

McCormack M01-0409

General Ed Requirements

The Arts

Enrolled / Capacity

28 / 30

Status

Closed

Instructor

Ayesha Irani

Tuition*

* For course tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar's website.