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Dr. Brian Collins was quoted in a Post story headlined “Before trick-or-treating, commercialization and block parties, Halloween was rooted in Celtic religion.” Collins is the Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande Chair in Indian Religion and Philosophy at Ohio University. “People would leave gifts to the fairies so they wouldn’t mess with […]

The Spring 2019 courses that fulfill requirements for the Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate include two courses—Elementary Arabic II and Sufism: Mysticism and Asceticism in Islam. Please note that in addition to these courses, Honors Tutorial College tutorials, directed studies, and senior theses credits earned through the study […]

As the home to the world’s largest film industry, India is littered with movie posters, most of them advertising typical Bollywood-style musicals. But for the last decade or so, Dr. Brian Collins, the Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande Chair in Indian Religion and Philosophy, has taken an interest in a […]

Ohio University alum Alana Newman ’09 was named a visiting lecturer at Monmouth College for 2018-19, according to a Monmouth announcement. Newman earned her undergraduate degree in classical civilizations from Ohio University. She completed her graduate studies at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, receiving a master’s degree in classical […]

Dear Graduates, The Classics & World Religions Department you once knew is still, in what’s important, the department that we are today. That is, we remain committed to teaching our majors, minors, and elective students the importance of knowing about the ancient Greek and Roman world. We remain committed to […]

Dr. Loren Lybarger, Associate Professor of Classics & World Religions, is featured by eCampus in its Spotlight Sunday social media series. Lybarger is teaching CLWR 3330 Introduction to Islam this summer for eCampus. “My interest in Islam and Muslim societies and cultures goes all the way back to the very […]

Six Fall 2018 courses fulfill requirements for the Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate. The following list includes course name, time, instructor, and prerequisites. The certificate is offered by the History Department at Ohio University in conjunction with a number of courses from other departments. Students and advisers interested in learning […]