Religious Symbolism

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Religious Symbols of the World (edX)

Aug 30th 2022
Religious Symbols of the World (edX)
Course Auditing
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Languages
This course is the third and final course in the series following “Understanding Religious Symbolism” and “Myths, Rituals, and Cosmos.” Through the theories and patterns that you learned in these three courses, I hope that you will be able to interpret the various religious phenomena in different cultures, and [...]

Myths, Rituals, and Cosmos (edX)

Jul 26th 2022
Myths, Rituals, and Cosmos (edX)
Course Auditing
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Languages
In this class, we will first think about myths and rituals from the perspective of the comparative study of religion. We will explore the symbolism of sacred time and space, rubrics by which how various religious communities have conceptualized the cosmos. From there, our focus will shift to notions [...]

Understanding Religious Symbolism (edX)

Jul 5th 2022
Understanding Religious Symbolism (edX)
Course Auditing
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Languages
This course aims to provide a broader and deeper understanding of how religious people have thought and practiced by introducing basic theories of religious symbolism and by demonstrating examples of religious symbols from various cultures around the world. Students will gain an acquaintance with religious symbolism and other elements [...]