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Courses - Spring 2025
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Open Seats as of
12/21/2024 at 10:30 PM
HIST147
History of Satan: Conceptions of Ultimate Evil from Antiquity to the Present
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHS, SCIS
Traces the concept of Satan in the Jewish and Christian traditions from the Hebrew Bible, through the early modern witch crazes, to the "Satanic Panic" of the '80s and modern conspiracy theories. We'll examine both how our darkest fears have changed over the centuries, and which elements have stayed remarkably consistent across time. In the process, we'll seek to answer our Big Question: How do ideas about the devil reflect the norms and anxieties of the cultures that produce them?