/ This course examines the many ways that beliefs about a final judgment and an end-time event (“apocalypse”) have been put into action in Western and non-Western societies during periods of acute crisis. Students are exposed to a variety of disciplinary approaches to the study of millenarian movements, and are expected to reflect critically in class discussions and essays on the values that these movements reflect and their change or continuity across space and time. The course concludes with an examination of contemporary American millenarian beliefs. Spring semester, alternate years.
Advanced Core Curriculum Designation: WT
Grade Basis: Letter Grade
Credits: 4.0
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