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Religious Studies

Comparative Religions

Adoration of the Magi (Yale Center for British Art)

1. Western Religions

The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt left behind documents that represent the earliest known dawning of a religious consciousness, growing out of these civilizations’ culture and interaction with their physical world and influencing the emergence of Judaism. Later, the Greeks and Romans adhered to “pagan” religious beliefs that would in time succumb to the impact of Christianity but that continue to intrigue readers for their insights into the human condition.

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