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RTS 3000 - Buddhism & Islam: Body & Belief

Credits: 4
This course is a comparative study of Buddhism and Islam, including origins, historical and geographical development, scriptures, and doctrine with a focus on religious restrictions and prescriptions relating of food, clothing, sex, gender roles and ritual practices, exploring similarities and differences and their implications. Similarities point to the universal nature of human needs and drives; differences stem from variations in religious worldviews (conception of body and soul, relationship between humans and the divine).
Fulfills: Second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. D in LS Core.