HIST-264 Christianity and Buddhism Compared
Examines the lives of religious practitioners (monks & nuns) and monasteries within the Christian and Buddhist traditions of the Middle Ages. Key themes: sources and methodologies, institutionalization, typology of monasteries, engagement in trade and land management. Students engage with secondary scholarly articles, and original literary, epigraphic, papyrological, art historical and archaeological sources.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Cross Listed Courses
ASNST-264,
MDRST-264,
RELST-264
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