ANT 3386Religious Narratives & Culture

Catalog

Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or PHI 1010 or PHI 1040 or PHI 1050 or instructor permission. This course is an anthropological examination of how the supernatural cosmos and entities are conceptualized in religious texts and narratives diversely across cultures and how they relate to socio-economic, political and artistic aspects of life. Topics include creation narratives, myths, legends and folklore, rituals and rites of passage, magic and witchcraft, ritual mediation, taboos, religious symbols, and religious movements.