R/ST 230 - Heaven, Hell and Other Afterlives

(3 units)

Explores the history and development of notions of the afterlife in Judaism. Jewish ideas about the experience of death and the fate of the dead will be studied in the context of broader reflection on ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Greek views of the afterlife, as well as brief considerations of Christian and Muslim views of the afterlife.

Both grading options.

General Education: Lower Division C - Arts and Humanities