18 courses with the subject RELA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Effective Date 01/01/2010 This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions
Effective Date 03/10/2022 An introductory survey course exploring the topic of Africana religions generally – including the practices of spirituality of black people in the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and on the continent of Africa. Particular attention will be paid to the relations between these various locations, the similarities and differences. We will engage music, watch film, read fiction, poetry, sacred texts and works of critical nonfiction.
Effective Date 07/22/2021 This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions.
Effective Date 01/01/2024 This course will survey the central debates of the field of African Philosophy: what counts as “African”? what counts as “philosophy”?, the universality or cultural particularity of rationality, the role of race and racism in modern, Western Philosophy, the role of writing and orality in philosophy, and “African” conceptions of the self, truth, knowledge, gender, ethics, and justice.
Effective Date 03/01/2009 Introduces the mythology, ritual, philosophy, and religious art of the traditional religions of sub-Saharan Africa, also African versions of Christianity and African-American religions in the New World.
Effective Date 01/01/2022 The Orisa traditions of the Yoruba-speaking peoples of West Africa have survived and thrived across centuries of war, slavery, and colonization, and continue to provide meaning to the lives of millions of people all over the world. This course will survey the various Orisa traditions of West Africa and the Americas, their interactions with other traditions as well as their influence on Black Atlantic art and spirituality.
Effective Date 03/01/2009 A survey course which familiarizes students with African-derived religions of the Caribbean and Latin America
Effective Date 08/01/2009 This course examines women’s religious activities, traditions and spirituality in a number of different African contexts. Drawing on ethnographic, historical, literary, and religious studies scholarship, we will explore a variety of themes and debates that have emerged in the study of gender and religion in Africa. Topics will include gendered images of sacred power; the construction of gender through ritual; sexuality and fertility; and women.
Effective Date 01/29/2020 Not only is Nigeria home to uniquely dynamic, diverse, and globally influential religious traditions, but these traditions have profoundly shaped the history, culture, and politics of the nation-state of Nigeria and its diaspora. This course examines the historical development of religious traditions in Nigeria and their interactions.
Effective Date 03/31/2009 This seminar examines changes in ethnographic accounts of African diaspora religions, with particular attention to the conceptions of religion, race, nation, and modernity found in different research paradigms.
Effective Date 09/30/2024 This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions.
Effective Date 01/01/2026 This course examines the history and legacy of the African American struggle for civil rights in twentieth century America and the role of religion in these efforts. It provides students with a broad overview of the civil rights movement – the key issues, significant people and organizations, and pivotal events – as well as a deeper understanding of its scope, influence, legacy, and lessons for today.
Effective Date 09/26/2016 An exploration of religious concepts, practices and issues as addressed in African literature and film. We will examine how various African authors and filmmakers weave aspects of Muslim, Christian and/or traditional religious cultures into the stories they tell. Course materials will be drawn from novels, memoirs, short stories, creation myths, poetry, feature-length movies, documentaries and short films.
Effective Date 03/01/2009 Historical and topical survey of Christianity in Africa from the second century c.e. to the present. Cross listed with RELC 3890.
Effective Date 08/01/2021 This course will survey the history of Islam and Muslim societies in Africa through their arts. Covering three periods (Precolonial, Colonial, and Post-colonial), and four geographic regions (North, East, West, and Southern Africa), the course will explore the various forms and functions of Islamic arts on the continent. Through these artistic works and traditions we will explore the politics, cultures, and worldviews of African Muslim societies.
Effective Date 01/01/2016 An examination of Christian missions in Africa in the 21st Century. Through a variety of disciplinary lenses and approaches, we examine faith-based initiatives in Africa–those launched from abroad, as well as from within the continent. What does it mean to be a missionary in Africa today? How are evangelizing efforts being transformed in response to democratization, globalization and a growing awareness of human rights?
Effective Date 08/01/2025 This topical course provides upper level undergraduate students in Religious Studies an opportunity for advanced coursework in African Religions
Effective Date 09/09/2016 This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions.
Source: University of Virginia-Main Campus's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
