Signum University — Blackberry

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Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals	Occurrences
A Careful Reading of The Mountain of Silence NOT PUBLIC	Robert Steed	General Humanities	Ethics Metaphysics Religious Studies The Middle Ages Travel Literature
Advanced Old English Readings: Beowulf I NOT PUBLIC	Larry Swain	Language	Advanced Languages Germanic Studies JRR Tolkien Monsters Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Advanced Old English Readings: Beowulf II NOT PUBLIC	Larry Swain	Language	Advanced Languages Germanic Studies JRR Tolkien Monsters Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Ancient Egyptian Mages	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
An Intensive Reading of the Tao Te Ching/Daode jing 道德經 Part II		General Humanities	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ecocriticism History Japan Le Guin Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Intensive Reading of the Tao Te Ching/Daode jing 道德經	Robert Steed	General Humanities	China East Asian Studies Philosophy Religious Studies
An Intensive Reading of the Zhuangzi/Chuang Tzu 莊子		General Humanities	Anime China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics Fantasy History Japan Le Guin Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Introduction to the Oddest Inkling NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	Charles Williams Metaphysics Poetry Religious Studies Science Fiction The Inklings Weird Fiction
A Sip of Tea and Tea Culture	Robert Steed	General Humanities	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Food History Japan Poetry Religious Studies
A Sociolinguistic Examination of Four Spring Holidays NOT PUBLIC		General Humanities	Bible History Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
Bible as Literature: The Gospels in the Their Contexts	Larry Swain	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Bible Classical Literature Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
Book Club: Dune Messiah NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory Dune Epic Fantasy Fantasy Frank Herbert Religious Studies Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Chinese History for Fans of Chinese Media NOT PUBLIC	Robert Steed	General Humanities	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies History Poetry Religious Studies Science Fiction The Middle Ages
Christmas Carols in Latin!		Language	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages Bible Classical Literature Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
C.S. Lewis' The Four Loves and Greek Philosophy	Julian Barr	General Humanities	British Literature Classical Literature CS Lewis Cultural Studies Fall Survey 2023 Philosophy Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World The Inklings
Daoism: The School of the Way NOT PUBLIC	Robert Steed	General Humanities	China East Asian Studies Le Guin Philosophy Religious Studies
Demons and Exorcism in History NOT PUBLIC	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Bible History Magic Metaphysics Religious Studies
Discovering, Understanding, and Loving Haiku NOT PUBLIC	Pilar Barrera Robert Steed	General Humanities	Creative Writing East Asian Studies Japan Poetry Religious Studies
Earendel Sprang Up From The Ocean's Cup: The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Germanic Studies JRR Tolkien Poetry Religious Studies
Egyptian Book of the Dead	Shawn Gaffney	Language	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology History Magic Religious Studies
Egyptian Demons	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Exploring Mushi Shi 蟲師 NOT PUBLIC	Robert Steed	Fantasy Studies	Anime East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Japan Monsters Religious Studies Travel Literature
Exploring Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義	Robert Steed	General Humanities	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fall Survey 2023 History Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages Video Games
Exploring Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book 枕草子	Robert Steed	General Humanities	Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies History Japan Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages Women's Studies	March 2025
Exploring The Analects 論語 of Confucius NOT PUBLIC		General Humanities	Ancient East Asia China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Philosophy Religious Studies
Hieroglyphs Reading Module: Book of the Dead NOT PUBLIC	Shawn Gaffney	Language	Advanced Languages Ancient Middle East Magic Religious Studies
Intermediate Latin Readings: The Vulgate Hester NOT PUBLIC		Language	Advanced Languages Bible Intermediate Languages Religious Studies
Intermediate Latin Translation: The Vulgate Psalms	Faith Acker	Language	Advanced Languages Bible Intermediate Languages Poetry Religious Studies
Introduction to Ancient Magic: Magic from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies
Introduction to Ancient Magic: Magic in the Greco-Roman World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
Introduction to Ancient Magic: The Earliest Magic	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Basics		Language	Beginning Languages Linguistics Religious Studies
Introduction to Early Buddhism	Robert Steed	General Humanities	East Asian Studies Religious Studies
Introduction to Japanese Religions Series		General Humanities	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Introduction to Japanese Religions I First in the Series		General Humanities	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Introduction to Japanese Religions II Continuing Series		General Humanities	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism	Robert Steed	General Humanities	China East Asian Studies Religious Studies
Introduction to Vajrayana Buddhism	Robert Steed	General Humanities	China East Asian Studies Japan Religious Studies
Inventing the Holy Grail: Chretien de Troyes's complete “Perceval"		General Humanities	Arthurian Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Japanese Historical Archetypal Characters: Samurai, Ninja, Monks, Miko, Yakuza NOT PUBLIC	Robert Steed	General Humanities	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fall Survey 2023 History Japan Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Japanese History for Fans of Japanese Media NOT PUBLIC	Robert Steed	General Humanities	Anime Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Drama East Asian Studies History Japan Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages Time Travel Travel Literature
Latin: Augustine's Confessions NOT PUBLIC	Larry Swain	Language	Advanced Languages Classical Literature History Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World The Middle Ages
Latin: The Vulgate Gospel of Matthew NOT PUBLIC	Larry Swain	Language	Advanced Languages Bible Classical Literature Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World The Middle Ages
Literature and Justice NOT PUBLIC		General Humanities	Bible Classical Literature Ethics Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies
Literature of Hospitality NOT PUBLIC		General Humanities	Bible Classical Literature Ethics JRR Tolkien Religious Studies
Magic: Grimoires 1 NOT PUBLIC	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East History Magic Metaphysics Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Magic: Grimoires 2 NOT PUBLIC	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East History Magic Metaphysics Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Magic: Islamic Magic and Occultism NOT PUBLIC	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East History Magic Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Mesopotamian Demons	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Milton's Paradise Lost NOT PUBLIC	Jeremy Larson	General Humanities	Bible Fall Survey 2023 Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies Renaissance
Nature and Shinto in Anime NOT PUBLIC	Robert Steed	General Humanities	Anime East Asian Studies Japan Religious Studies
Participation, Creation, and Poetry: Barfield's Saving the Appearances and Poetic Diction NOT PUBLIC	Clayton McReynolds	General Humanities	Linguistics Metaphysics Owen Barfield Philosophy Religious Studies The Inklings
Plant-based Entheogens, Shapers of History and Consciousness	Robert Steed	General Humanities	History Religious Studies
Pre-Christian Religions of the North		General Humanities	Germanic Studies History Religious Studies Viking Age
Reading John Donne’s Holy Sonnets	Faith Acker	General Humanities	Metaphysics Poetry Religious Studies Renaissance
Reading Lewis' Ransom Cycle NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	CS Lewis Religious Studies Science Fiction The Inklings
Religion in the Life and Works of J.R.R. Tolkien	Robert Steed	General Humanities	JRR Tolkien Religious Studies
The Contours of Consciousness: A Study of Owen Barfield's Romanticism Comes of Age NOT PUBLIC	Clayton McReynolds	General Humanities	History Linguistics Metaphysics Owen Barfield Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies Romanticism The Inklings
The Life and Legend of St Nicholas	Julian Barr	General Humanities	Bible Classical Literature Cultural Studies History Religious Studies The Middle Ages	Spotlight December 2024
The Other in the Ancient Egyptian World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Fall Survey 2023 Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
The Quest for the Holy Grail NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	Bible CS Lewis JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Owen Barfield Poetry Religious Studies Renaissance The Inklings The Middle Ages
The Seven Deadly Stories NOT PUBLIC		General Humanities	Bible Classical Literature CS Lewis Ethics Fairy Tales JRR Tolkien Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies Renaissance The Greco-Roman World The Inklings The Middle Ages
The Witch-cult Hypothesis and Its Afterlives	Anna Milon	General Humanities	Comparative Mythology History Religious Studies
Tolkien & Magic NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	JRR Tolkien Magic Religious Studies The Inklings
Translation Principles: Adventures in Multilingual Comparison NOT PUBLIC		Language	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages Bible Linguistics Religious Studies
Viking Hogwarts: A Guide to Old Norse Magic		General Humanities	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic May Showcase 2024 Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age	May 2024
Viking Hogwarts: Battle Magic and Mythology		General Humanities	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Monsters Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: Shamanistic World Views in Norse Magic		General Humanities	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: The World Of Old Norse Sorcery Non-Sequential Series		General Humanities	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
William Butler Yeats: The Magical Modernist NOT PUBLIC		General Humanities	British Literature Magic Modernism Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies
Wisdom Literature: The Book of Job NOT PUBLIC		General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Bible Metaphysics Poetry Religious Studies
Zen History and Thought: An Overview	Robert Steed	General Humanities	China Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fall Survey 2023 History Japan Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages

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