Mythology, Mysticism and Modernity: Interrelationships of Religion and Literature

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This course focuses on the connection between religion and the origin of literatures, as in sacred myth; literature that portrays major religious figures, movements, and trends, literature that embodies the search for transcendence and enlightenment; and literature that illustrates modern problems in religious experience, including modern unbelief, gender and religion, and the adaptation of religion in modern society.