- Subject
- RELI
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- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
RELI
59 courses with the subject RELI, 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.
- Subject
- RELI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2017-2018
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Credit: 3 USP 2015 Code: U5FY
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Study Indigenous and contemporary theories of violence and resistance through the lens of religious violence. Revisit key landmarks of resistance leading up to current Indigenous and environmental activism. Develop multi-media presentation. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- COM1
Judaism, Christianity and Islam Analyzes origins and early years of three major religions that arose in the Middle East: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Looks at historical development, political and cultural context, and structure of each religion. Max Credit: 3 USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CH, U3G A&S College Core 2015: ASG
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Introduces students to the religions of Asia. Primary focus on Hinduism and Buddhism, but also addresses several smaller religions. Emphasis on beliefs, sacred texts and tales, practices, ethics and worship, as well as historical development and contemporary issues. Max Credit: 3 USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CH, U3G USP 2015 Code: U5H A&S College Core 2015: ASG
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Aims at understanding how religion constructs and reinforces gender roles in religion and society. Looks at traditional gender roles in Christianity and the transformation they have undergone in the past century or so. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: AMST 2100 .
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Surveys the destruction of European Jewry, 1933-1945. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: HIST 2080 .
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Introduces students to the books of the Old Testament and people whose way of life they describe. Pays particular attention to religion of the Israelites, their history and culture. Focuses on different historical circumstances in which the books were written. Max Credit: 3 USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CH USP 2015 Code: U5H Former Course Number: [1010] A&S College Core 2015: ASG
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Introduces the academic study of the New Testament. Concentrates on the analysis of Jesus, Paul and other New Testament figures by studying the textual evidence within its historical, religious and cultural contexts. Key foci also include the composition of the New Testament's books and the 1337
- Subject
- RELI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Explores life and teachings of Jesus within religious, cultural and political context of first-century Palestine. Studies Jewish, Greek and Roman influences on Palestine; then, examines effect of those influences on the gospels (both canonical and non-canonical). Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
The U. S. is home to more world religions and to more versions of those religions than any other nation on the planet. This course examines how the U. S. has shaped these religions and the impact these religions have had in turn on U. S. society and culture. Max Credit: 3 USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CH, U3D USP 2015 Code: U5C2 A&S College Core 2015: ASD
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Traces Christianity from its beginnings to late 20th century. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: HIST 2225 .
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
This course considers the role of Mary as the mother of God in Christian traditions across diverse geographies and historical periods. From Byzantine to colonial Latin America to post-Soviet Russia, the course content will reflect the different ways communities on a global scale have participated in Marian devotion. Max Credit: 3 USP 2015 Code: U5H
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
1865) Traces the history of religion in America through the Civil War. We will pay particular attention to the intertwining of religion an colonialism; the tension between emerging Protestant hegemony and religious pluralism; and the roles religion has played in justifying oppression and pursuing liberty in American history. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: HIST 2250 . USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CH, U3D USP 2015 Code: U5H A&S College Core 2015: ASD
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
(1865- 1945) Traces American religious history from the Civil War through WWII. Focuses on how race/ethnicity, class, gender, and national origin affected religion, and explores how Americans used religion in oppressing and liberating people; marking and erasing difference; and exporting values abroad as well as reforming society at home. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: HIST 2252 . USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CH, U3D USP 2015 Code: U5H A&S College Core 2015: ASD
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Introduces students to religions outside the Judeo-Christian realm familiar in the west. Each religion analyzed in its world views, its ways of life, and in its social organization. History of each religion and its changes. Max Credit: 9 Cross Listed: HIST 2315 . USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CH, U3G USP 2015 Code: U5H A&S College Core 2015: ASG
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Focuses on the origins of Islam and its early formation, its growth and spread across the world, and its intellectual, spiritual and historical character. Time will also be spent on the formation of Islam in the modern world and how that impacts the views and actions of its members. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: HIST 2320 . USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CH, U3G USP 2015 Code: U5C2 A&S College Core 2015: ASG
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
How does Islam interact with Modernity? This course extends beyond the news to study contemporary trends and movements among the world's Muslims. Includes a general introduction to the history and religion of Islam, and discusses contemporary Islamic topics, reflecting current issues, instructor research and student choices. Max Credit: 3 USP 2015 Code: U5H A&S College Core 2015: ASG d RELI 2335 - Buddhism This course is a historical and philosophical introduction to Buddhist traditions from their origins in South Asia to their diverse expressions across time and place. Credits: 3 Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: HIST 2335
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
3000-4000 Level Courses
- Subject
- RELI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Subject
- RELI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Surveys traditional African religions, both ancient and contemporary. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: AMST 2450 . USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CH,U3G USP 2015 Code: U5C2 A&S College Core 2015: ASG
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Permits occasional investigation of different subjects in academic study of religion. Max Credit: (Max. 6) Former Course Number: RELI 2500
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
This course surveys the history and contemporary practice of religion in Latin America before European arrival to the present, including Indigenous religious traditions, Catholicism, and modern transformations of colonial religious cultures. Subjects will range widely through diverse religious traditions that characterize religious communities in Latin American cultures throughout the Americas. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- Students in this course must be a Junior in good academic standing who has completed at least one lower level course in Religious Studies.
Focus on film representations of Isreal, the Arab world, Turkey and Iran. Studies religion and society, common human aspirations, modalities of social and other conflicts through screening of feature and short films and discusses issues raised by historical, political, social, cultural and religious tensions a considerations in this region. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- WA or COM1.
An archaeological survey illuminating the historical, theological, and cultural landscape of ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. Examines how archaeology contributes to the understanding of the peoples, texts and religious movements of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- RELI 1000 or RELI 2110 or RELI 2150 or ANTH 1300 or ANTH 1450 .
Explores the role of religion in the history of American culture. It considers how developments in American religious history have reflected larger trends in American society, and how those developments have in turn helped shape American society and culture. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- one lower-level course in religious studies, American history, or American studies. USP 2003-2014 Code: U3G USP 2015 Code: U5H A&S College Core 2015: ASD
Surveys the Middle East from 1700 to the present. Emphasizes the demise of the Ottoman Empire, the rise of domination by European colonial powers, transformations in political, social, religious and cultural life, the rise of nationalist movements, the influence of oil, the growth of Islamist political groups and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- 6 hours or HIST, RELI, or INST. Cross Listed: HIST 3220 .
- Subject
- RELI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Subject
- RELI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Traces the development of 'Christendom' in Europe between about 500 Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- RELI 2225 /HIST 2225 , HIST 1110 , or RELI 1000 . Cross Listed: HIST 3235 1339
- Subject
- RELI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Christianity has faced many challenges since the mid- nineteenth century, including the thought of Darwin, Marx and Freud, to name a few. Christianity has faced those challenges in various ways and its practitioners continue to re-examine its understandings of a vastly changed and continually changing world. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- COM1, and RELI 1000 or RELI 2225 /HIST 2225 or HIST 1120 or consent of instructor.
Begins with Yoruba roots in Africa and travels with the African Diaspora focusing on spirit possession in Haitian Vodou, Cuban Santeria, Jamaican Revival Zion, Jamaican Rastafarianism, Brazilian Candomblé, and "Black Church" in the United States using ethnography and postcolonial theory of religious studies. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- AMST 1010 or any AAST 2000 level course or RELI 1000 . Cross Listed: AMST 3260 . USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CH,U3G USP 2015 Code: U5H A&S College Core 2015: ASG
Examines the development of Christianity primarily in Africa, Asia and South America. Max Credit: 3 Prerequisite:
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
This course is an introduction to the history, doctrines, scriptures, institutions, literature, and practices of Buddhism in Tibet from the mid-first millennium up through the present day. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- One class in RELI or HIST or consent of instructor Cross Listed: HIST 3280
Surveys some of the major concepts in Zen, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- 3 hours of philosophy. Cross Listed: PHIL 3320 .
Enlightenment in the East Explores Hindu and Buddhist concepts of enlightenment and the means for reaching them through mysticism and yoga. Study the texts and beliefs and their translation into practice. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- WB and CH.
slam SOC 3050 - Japanese Society
- Subject
- RELI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Learn about religious pluralism in India. In particular, how globalization has impacted the ways people from many different religions, caste, class, and educational backgrounds, ethnicities, and regions experience and practice their religions in 21st century India. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- RELI 1000 or RELI 2050 .
Considers the religious history of the American West from Pre- Columbian times to the present, paying special attention to the ways the West affects religious belief and practice. Themes of contact and conflict will be particularly important in our study, as will the changing perceptions of the West. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- USP WB course.
Investigates different theories proposed to explain religion and methods used to investigate them. Pays primary attention to influential thinkers and theorists of the past century. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- RELI 1000 , and 12 additional hours in Religious Studies, at least 6 of which must be at the 3000-level or above, junior standing. USP 2003-2014 Code: U3WC USP 2015 Code: U5C3 1340
Movies use religion to convey messages; they debate religious issues and use religion to debate non-religious issues. This course analyzes how film makers use religion and religious themes to transform religions into advocates for social issues and to shape religion's role in society. Popular films drawn from many genres. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- 6 hours of 2000-level or higher literature courses or religion courses. Cross Listed: ENGL 4090 .
- Subject
- RELI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Religious dissent in the Middle Ages included what might be called heresy, but also encompasses such marginal groups as Jews and witches. Examines development of orthodoxy and persecution of religious diversity between eleventh and 16th centuries within the historical context of the times. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- 9 hours of HIST or RELI.
Examines the biographies of Moses, Jesus and Muhammad found in works of history, in sacred literature, in hagiography, ritual and popular culture. Demonstrates strategies used to recover their historical personalities and how they are portrayed in multiple religious traditions, offering insights into how each have shaped our world. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- RELI 1000 or junior standing.
This course focuses on the religious and historical development of Judaism during the centuries between the end of the Old Testament and the New Testament, studying the arrival of Greek and then Roman culture and the changes Judaism underwent during that time that endure today. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- WB or COM2, and RELI 1000 or RELI 2110 .
- Subject
- RELI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Explores depictions, roles and statuses of women found in the Bible, both Old and New Testaments. Introduces ways biblical portraits of women have been used in recent centuries to develop theologies of, by and for women. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- junior standing or permission of instructor.
Studies Jews and Judaism from pre-modern period to present. Traces migration of Jews from Europe to the USA and Israel, while examining radical changes that transform the religion. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- junior standing.
What does it mean to live a good life? This course introduces students to ethical reflection in Buddhist thought and practice. It considers both classical Buddhist texts and contemporary social issues. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- One class in RELI or PHIL Cross Listed: PHIL 4270
Students will be introduced to a number of indigenous and analytical frameworks and interdisciplinary theories and methods in the examination of a specialized topic in the study of Asian religions. Specific focus of the course varies by semester. Max Credit: (Max. 9)
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- RELI 2050 or junior standing.
Examines women's lives in Islamic societies from the seventh century to the present in the Middle East and throughout the world. Themes include women's position in Islamic law, society and culture, Western images of Muslim women, veiling and Islamist movements, theoretical readings on power, gender and agency. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- 9 hours of HIST, WMST, INST, or RELI. 1341
Presents from semester to semester a variety of important topics in the academic study of religion. Max Credit: (Max. 12)
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- RELI 1000 .
- Subject
- RELI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
Primarily for juniors and seniors who can benefit from independent study of topics in religious studies not covered in course offerings. Guidance provided by faculty member in the appropriate field. Max Credit: (Max. 6)
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- 9 hours in religious studies and consent of instructor.
Directed research and writing supervision of Religious Studies thesis chairperson. Results in production of Religious Studies thesis. Credits: 0-6 Max Credit: (Max. 9) Prerequisite: Successful completion of or concurrent enrollment in RELI 4000 , advanced undergraduate status in good academic standing, consent of Religious Studies thesis chairperson and department chair.
- Subject
- RELI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
This course takes students away from campus to locations outside the United States to study religion on site in its geographic and cultural context. Destination and specific content varies, but the course always requires attention to the connections between world events and local experiences. Max Credit: (Max. 12)
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 6
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- Junior standing; WA or COM1; other prerequisites as determined by the instructor. A&S College Core 2015: ASG
This course takes students away from campus to other locations in the United States to study religion on site in its geographic and cultural context. Destination and specific content varies, bu the course always requires attention to the religious, racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of religion in the United States. Max Credit: (Max. 12)
- Subject
- RELI
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 6
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- Junior standing, WA or COM1. A&S College Core 2015: ASD Renewable Resources RNEW 1000 - Wyoming Wildlands: Science and Stewardship Introduces students to the breadth of Wyoming natural resources and ecosystems. In this class we investigate the science and management of the Wyoming landscape. Students are introduced to the rangelands, wildlife, forests, watersheds, and disturbed lands of Wyoming with an emphasis on understanding the ecology and natural history of the region. Throughout the course, students are exposed to how the extensive ecosystems of the West are managed by public and private groups and how human decisions change the landscape. Credits: 3 Max Credit: 3 USP 2015 Code: U5PN
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