Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor

Description: Covers the technique and theory of interpreting theoretical texts of the study of religion within historical contexts. Special attention is paid to Charles Taylor’s theory of interpretation in the human sciences and Quentin Skinner’s theory of understanding theoretical ideas. Models are drawn from the literature of the theory of myth, religion, and sacrifice.

Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor.