Professor Powell was a sweet man, he helped a lot during papers (one 8 page and one 4). His lectures were unclear and fragmented, and class was often tedious. 2000 pages is WAY too much to read for one quarter and it was quite boring. Nice teacher, but wouldn't recommend the class.

definitly a hard class, but the professor was very helpful and nice. very interesting topic, he really knows his stuff.

Class was VERY unlcear. Ridiculous amount of reading and material without an emphasis on what's really important. Although there are some interesting facts issues covered, the midterm was nit picky and had almost nothing to do with what was covered.

interesting class. readings aren't too bad. just be sure to go to lecture and take notes. discuss material in a group before exams and you'll do fine.

The class was very disappointing. Even though the lectures were power point the class was not well organized. The grading was slow and tedious. There was no clear focus for the class. The Professor was not very helpful or willing to discuss material.

The reading = 1600+ pgs: 4 books @ 400+ pgs each, NOT 250. The reading is tedious, rather boring. Lectures w/ PowerPoint. Took 5+ wks to turn back our first papers! The worst part was the reading; far too heavy for 10 wks, especially if you take other Lit. classes. The story is repetitive, the translation dry. Very disappointing class.

His lectures will interest you if u like to study religion. Lots of reading,(4 books:abt 250pg each)The papers are not too difficult, he provides help and is easy to talk to. If you write well,then it's an easy grade. If u want to avoid reading, always attend lecture. OVERALL, I still think the course was easy, but not TOO intersting.

I took his two of his classes and liked them both. Due to the fact its a class about esoteric topics and philosophy its solely based on how well you can write a paper. Hes lenient with his grading and is more than willing to help those who come to his office hours.

LOVED this class..It was so interesting. If you're not interested in religion then don't take this class. It requires a lot of time to get a good grade

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This class was fascinating though he can be a bit boring during lectures. It really wasn't what I expected but I still enjoyed it and the grading is pretty lenient. The workload was**** though. so much writing! but still easy on the grading.

The class was not at all what I expected. Instead of teaching the actual religion, he teaches about festivals and practices. It was interesting, but the workload was horrible. Fat journals due every 2 weeks and a 15 page paper at the end. The class needs to be worth 5 units; just make sure you know what you're getting yourself in to.