Carleton University · RELI 3722

Religion and Violence

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

This course examines “religious violence” from past and present, from the large (state violence) to the small (self-harm), and in between (communal violence, intimate partner violence), and asks why only some violence is commonly deemed religious and only some religion is commonly deemed violent.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department.
  • Lecture three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language

This course examines “religious violence” from past and present, from the large (state violence) to the small (self-harm), and in between (communal violence, intimate partner violence), and asks why only some violence is commonly deemed religious and only some religion is commonly deemed violent.

  • Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department.
  • Lecture three hours a week.

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