Russian
NOTE: See the beginning of Section H for abbreviations, course numbers and coding.
For a description of an interdisciplinary major/minor program in Russian and Eurasian Studies see the "Russian and Eurasian Studies" section found in the Faculty of Arts program information contained in Section G of this calendar.
| RUSS4043 | Literature and Religion in 19th and 20th Century Russia and Spain (O) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Studies religious works of Spanish and Russian writers such as Unamuno and Tolstoy. Examines their religious thought and their criticism of the established Spanish Roman Catholic Church and Russian Orthodox Church respectively. Outlines the situation of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Russia as well as the situation of the Catholic Church in Spain in the 19th and the 20th Centuries. Analyzes the position of these writers towards their respective Churches and the creation of their own moral codes through the textual analysis of some of their most relevant works. The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours at university level. Students who take this course to fulfill a Major or Honours requirement in Spanish will submit a required work in Spanish. | ||
