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HST 130
The History of Death
This course explores historical encounters with death and the beliefs, rituals, and artistic expressions humans have created to contend with mortality, from Egyptian pyramid-building and the Chinese terra-cotta army to the philosophical reckonings sparked by the Black Death in Europe and the World Wars. Students explore topics such as religious, philosophical and occult concepts of the afterlife; burial practices and human sacrifice; responses to natural disasters; epidemics and the origins of public health; murder and concepts of crime; and memorialization.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
Liberal Studies: LL
Prerequisites
None
Co-Requisites
None
Antirequisites
None
Custom Requisites
None
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