Classics and Religious Studies, formerly two distinct units, merged in 1996 to form this now single department. Its 17 full-time professors specialize in a wide range of fields that occasionally interlock, though for most day-to-day purposes the two sectors operate independently. The most important area of convergence lies probably in the field of Late Antiquity, that is, the transition from the Greco-Roman period to the early Middle Ages, where the spread of Christianity played an important part.
To learn more about the two sectors, simply click on these links Classical studies and Religious studies.
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Peter Beyer receives the Professor of the Year Award at the Faculty of Arts. |
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From Ottawa to India to California
Religious Studies students spent last summer in India to study Jainism, one of India's most ancient religious traditions. In November 2007, they presented papers on Jainism at the prestigious American Academy of Religion meetings in San Diego, California.
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Professor Jitse Dijkstra awarded Brill Research Fellowship
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What Shelley Rabinovitch finds most inspiring about teaching women’s and religious studies at the University of Ottawa is the idea that she is broadening minds.
