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Academic Year 2004/2005

The Anthropology of "Religion"
RELI 395 FA

This course will introduce students to a cross-cultural, comparative perspective on religious practice and belief. The course will examine a number of religious traditions and anthropological debates, while posing an underlying conceptual question: How have anthropologists used the concept of "religion" to explain -- or perhaps, explain away -- seemingly radical forms of cultural difference? How, in other words, have the wildly diverse practices and beliefs of communities throughout the world been subsumed within the category of "religion"? What is gained and lost in this act of comparison and generalization?

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS RELI    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Goldschmidt,Henry    

Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM;     Location: BTFDA413;

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 19)

SR. major: 6   Jr. major: 6

SR. non-major: 1   Jr. non-major: 3   SO: 3   FR: 0

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Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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