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HDS 2627

Bodily Practice, Practical Reason: Seminar

Amy Hollywood

Description

The seminar will explore Talal Asad's contention that bodily practices give rise to practical reason, the embodied dispositions through which the world is explored, manipulated, and known. Particular attention will be given to the importance of these conceptions of bodily practice and practical reason for the understanding of religion. In addition to Asad we will read texts by Friedrich Nietzsche, Marcel Mauss, Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, and Saba Mahmood as well as material from the medieval Christian monastic and mystical traditions. Prerequisite: Some acquaintance with contemporary theory.

Enrollment Limited: Limited to 15 (instructor's permission required)
Open to BTI Students: Yes
Jointly offered through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1456

Scheduling

Half Course
Expected to be offered: Fall 2011
Course times to be announced.
Location to be announced.

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	History of Christianity Philosophy of Religion Religion and the Social Sciences
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	Christianity
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	none
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Area 2
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a