| Title: | Coffins |
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| Course Section Number: | REL-195-02 |
| Department: | Religion |
| Description: | Second-half semester course. "'All men are mortal. Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates is mortal.' To Ivan Ilyich, such logic seemed true when applied to Socrates, but not to him!" That line, from Tolstoy's great novella Death of Ivan Ilyich, captures a common experience: denying one's own mortality even when one knows that death is inevitable. To respond, the world's religions have, in one way or another, embraced a "memento mori," or a remembrance of death. This class will study attitudes, practices, and rituals that religions have developed in the face of death, focusing on burial. 168体育平台下载_足球即时比分-注册|官网 will study coffins, urns, cremation, funerary rites, mummies, and more. Further, each student will build a coffin in Professor Nelson's furniture shop. The student will be able to keep the coffin, which in some cases can be temporarily transformed into a small table or bookshelf. You will therefore leave this class with your own memento mori... |
| Credits: | 0.50 |
| Start Date: | March 16, 2026 |
| End Date: | May 9, 2026 |
| Meeting Information: |
03/17/2026-05/07/2026 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 09:45AM - 11:00AM, Center Hall, Room 304
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| Faculty: | Nelson, Derek |
Course Status
| Section Name/Title | Status | Dept. | Capacity |
Enrolled/ Available/ Waitlist |
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REL-195-02
Coffins |
OPEN | Religion | 8 | 4 / 4 / 0 |