Comparative Cultural Studies

CCS4043Literature and Religion in 19th and 20th Century Russia and Spain (O) 3 ch (3C)

Studies religious works of Spanish and Russian writers such as Unamuno and Tolstoy. Examines their religious thought and their criticism of the established Spanish Roman Catholic Church and Russian Orthodox Church respectively. Outlines the situation of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Russia as well as the situation of the Catholic Church in Spain in the 19th and the 20th Centuries. Analyzes the position of these writers towards their respective Churches and the creation of their own moral codes through the textual analysis of some of their most relevant works. Students who have taken WLCS 4043, or SPAN 4043, or RUSS 4043 may not attain credit for CCS 4043.