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Course Info for ANTH - 281 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 3136 Title: Anthropology of Religion Department: Anthropology
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 29 Current enrollment: 21 Available seats: 8
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM, MC - 225 Instructor(s): Landry, Timothy
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences and Global Requirements
Note: 5 seats reserved for first year students, 5 seats for sophomores.
Course Description:
Introduction to the foundations of religion through an examination of religious phenomena prevalent in traditional cultures. Some of the topics covered in this course include a critical examination of the idea of primitivity, the concepts of space and time, myths, symbols, ideas related to God, man, death, and rituals such as rites of passage, magic, sorcery, witchcraft, and divination. (May be counted toward anthropology and international studies/global studies.)