Title

REL1980-03.Topics: Stories that House.Sp15.Neraas,Julie

Faculty Name

Julie Neraas

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

REL

Course Subject

REL

Course Number

REL

Course Section

1980

Course Title

Topics: Stories that House

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2015

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

H, O

Area of Study

REL

Course Description

Stories are the loom upon which we weave the meanings of our lives, and mythic stories are always about soulmaking. In the Great Stories, universal themes and patterns emerge across time and culture; creation, the wrestling of order from chaos, love, loss, the battle between good and evil, sailing off course, being tutored by the gods, descent to the underworld, the road of tests and trials, threshold crossings, and homecoming. In this course we examine parallels between Great Stories, old and new, and we ask: given our rapidly changing world and a withering planet what new stories need to be woven in our time? Readings may include: The Hero and the Goddess, Jean Houston; The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood; The Best Day, The Worst Day, Donald Hall; Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed, Philip Hallie; Pushing the Bear, Diane Glancy; Inanna, Wolkstein and Kramer; American Requiem, James Carroll; Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston; The Life of Pi, Yann Martel.

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