Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours
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Prerequisites: upper- division standing or consent of instructor
Description: A comparative study of mythic traditions from several world cultures and religions viewed from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Includes material drawn from epics, religious texts, divine hymns, creation myths, heroic legends, and concepts of the afterlife as reflected in literary and nonliterary sources.