Religion and Culture.

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Examines anthropological perspectives on the development of 'religion' as a significant category of human understanding, value, and expressive culture; looks at the intersections of transcendent belief systems, ritualized practice and language, and relations of power, authority, and hierarchy in different social contexts. Concentrates on central topics in the anthropology of religion. These include embodiment, nationalism, ritualized performance and language, and, the relationship between religious and scientific knowledge and value.