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Xavier University Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Xavier University Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CLAS 240 - World Mythology


3 Credit Hours
The western tradition will be examined through in-depth comparative studies of classical mythology with the mythologies of the world (myths from but not limited to Asia, Central, South, and North America, Africa, the Near East, and Polynesia). This course emphasizes understanding mythologies as symbolic cultural systems expressing societal values.

Course Attributes: Creative Perspectives, Fine Arts Old/Transition Core, Humanities Elective

Levels: Graduate Undergraduate


College of Arts & Sciences Classics & Modern Languages