RLST 173: Political Religions and Religious Politics

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; term paper, 3 hours

Catalog page 437

Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: Inves- tigation of major themes and issues in the intersection of religion and politics, such as the sacralization of politics, religious nationalisms, sacral kingship, revo- lutionary asceticism, “throne and altar,” civil religion, millennialism, political myth and ritual, integralism, and the conformity of the polity to religious values.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with POSC 109.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.
Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Combined: POSC 109 / RLST 173
Year F W S Su Total
2018-19 79/80 79/80