University of St Andrews

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SCOTCAT credits : 40

ECTS credits : 20

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: TBC

Claims to religious experience can take many forms. The possibility of its mediation through various artistic media is the subject of this module. Are certain forms of architecture more conducive than others (e.g. Gothic rather than modernist)? Do certain types of music (e.g. Gregorian chant) encourage and others (e.g. pop) inhibit such experience? The module takes four main areas: architecture, painting, music and action (including drama and ballet), and explores the theoretical justifications given for using the media in question to bring (usually) one aspect of divinity to prominence rather than another.

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