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RELI387
Anthropology of Black Religions in the Americas
RELI387 SP
Crosslistings: AFAM387
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 25 | 0 | Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998
)
This research seminar will examine religions in the
Afro-Creole communities of selected Caribbean societies. The
course will familiarize students with the religious systems
of Orisha Religion and Spiritual Baptists in Trinidad and
St. Vincent, Vodou in Haiti, Regla de Ocha in
Cuba and Puerto Rico, Rastafari in Jamaica and Conjure and
rootwork in the U.S. South. In addition, the course will
offer various ways to approach African-based religions,
including history, art history and material culture,
ethnomusicology and anthropology. Each student will prepare
a research paper on one specific tradition.
MAJOR READINGS
Mintz and Price, THE BIRTH OF AFRICAN
AMERICAN CULTURE
George Brandon, SANTERIA FROM AFRICA TO THE NEW WORLD: THE
DEAD SELL MEMORIES
Chavannes, Barry, RASTAFARI: ROOTS AND IDEOLOGY
Herskovits, Melville, THE MYTH OF THE NEGRO PAST
Sterling Stukey, SLAVE CULTURE
Maya Deren, DIVINE HORSEMEN: THE LIVING GODS OF HAITI
Karen McCarthy Brown, MAMA LOLA
Joseph Murphy, WORKING THE SPIRIT
Horace Campbell, CHANTING DOWN BABYLON: A RASTAFARI READER
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Students swill preparea two
short essays and one in-depth 25pp research paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course
fulfills a "Religion in Society" requirement for the
department major.
Attendance and class participation are important to your
grade and your progress in the class. You will write a 25-35
page paper on a topic we develop together in class. For
anyone already involved in documenting some aspect of an
African-American religion, the paper may be an ethnographic
project. However you will have to demonstrate to me that you
have entree into a community and the language skills you
will need to do fieldwork.
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: Seminar Research
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS RELI
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- McAlister, E
- Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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