HONO 2055 The World:Art and Religion
This course explores world cultures through their religious arts. The visual expression of religious beliefs is covered via discussion of architecture, painting, sculpture, and other art forms associated with diverse world regions and religions. Arranged geographically, historically, and thematically, the course covers Prehistoric and Indigenous belief systems (including Native American, Meso-American, African, and Oceanic), the belief systems and related arts of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome; and the arts associated with Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The course offers a broad introduction to world regions and history through their signally important visual expressions of faith.