50187 Comparative Belief Systems

8cp
Disciplinary Strand – Social, Political and Historical Studies – 300 level

This subject investigates understandings of divinity and the sacred held by different cultures, historical periods, and individuals. It discusses the world's framing cultural systems: the major religious traditions together with the outlooks of science and secular humanism. Students inquire into the nature of religion, and consider theories that attempt to explain its existence and variability. They consider doubt, conflict and persecution, as well as continuity, certainty and conversion, and reflect upon the contemporary 'postmodern' situation and its fluid mingling of innovation, fundamentalism, science and mysticism.

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Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $832.67
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,760.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
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