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The study of religion aims to understand religious thought and practices as aspects of the culture and society that produced them. It offers an opportunity to explore beliefs and ideas, philosophies and mythologies, rituals and symbols, etc., that shape the cultures and civilizations of the world both in historical perspective and as contemporary phenomena.
Religion, Culture & Politics. The capaciously interdisciplinary field of Religion, Culture & Politics (RCP) foregrounds new or emergent problems in the study of religion that cut across traditional areas of academic inquiry. It explores the multiple genealogies of religion, especially in the modern world, around such themes as race and empire ...
The Department for the Study of Religion is home to one of the largest and most diverse undergraduate and graduate religion programs in the world. Our interdisciplinary faculty create an intellectually stimulating environment in which to explore how religions have grown and developed, how they have been understood, and how we can think about them in our pluralistic society.
About the department. Established in 1958, Concordia’s Department of Religions and Cultures is one of the oldest and largest religion departments in Canada. Today, our diverse faculty members explore religious traditions and their cultural contexts worldwide, covering areas including China, India, Iran, ancient Rome, Israel, Europe, and North ...
The Department for the Study of Religion is a vibrant site of research and teaching that includes diverse theoretical and methodological approaches spanning many religious and spiritual traditions. Our researchers are active across an amazing range of areas: ancient papyrus fragments, medieval manuscripts, Indigenous creation narratives; the ...
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The study of religion at Concordia is characterized by a deep respect for diversity of culture, gender, and sexual orientation and by an emphasis on field work. You’ll have the opportunity to visit places of worship and meet people connected to Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism in Montreal.
