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Title: Anthropology of Religion
Course Section Number: REL-297-01
Department: Religion
Description: Anthropology of Religion. A seminar examining the various ways anthropology describes and interprets religious phenomena. We will study anthropological theories of religion, and focus on how these theories apply to specific religions in diverse contexts. We will pay particular attention to the social and symbolic functions of beliefs and rituals and to the religious importance of myths, symbols, and cosmology. No prerequisites.
Credits: 1.00
Start Date: August 22, 2019
End Date: December 15, 2019
Meeting Information:
08/22/2019-12/05/2019 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 09:45AM - 11:00AM, Center Hall, Room 304
Faculty: Baer, Jonathan

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