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ANTH230
Religion and Resistance
ANTH230 SP
Crosslistings: RELI281
Next Offered in 9899 SP
This course will examine the role played by religion in the
resistance movement of oppressed peoples in a variety of
historical and cultural settings. The central theoretical
problem posed by this course will be the relationship of
religion to political action. Various approaches to
understanding religion as a mobilizing force in social
movements will be discussed, including Marxist,
psycho-funtionalist and perspectives associated with
"liberation theology".
MAJOR READINGS
Eric Hobsbawm, PRIMITIVE REBELS
Peter Worsley, THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND
Bruce Lincoln (ed.), RELIGION, REBELLION, AND REVOLUTION
Michael Adas, PROPHETS OF REBELLION
Michael Taussig, THE DEVIL AND COMMODITY FITISHISM
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Midterm class presentation,
final research paper
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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