ANTH 304 Anthropology of Religion
This course takes a cross-cultural approach to religion in relation to the individual life cycle, social order and relations, and culture change. Students examine theoretical constructs and methods and their relation to a variety of religious beliefs and practices in the United States and globally.
Prerequisites
4 Undergraduate credits
Effective August 1, 1998 to December 15, 2024
Meets graduation requirements for
Learning outcomes
General
- Understands anthropological approaches to the study of religion and appreciates that changing political and economic relation around the world have influenced these approaches.
- Can analyze, evaluate, and write about religious beliefs with respect to the local and global contexts that help shape them.
- Can critically analyze, at an upper division level, the history and context of religious belief and practices, and can write about this to evaluate one's own lived experience.
- Understands the central role of religion in shaping social and individual identity.
- Understands the role of religious conviction in mediating or fostering conflict in the contemporary world.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
- Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
- Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories.
- Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.
Goal 8: Global Perspective
- Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.
- Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.
- Analyze specific international problems, illustrating the cultural, economic, and political differences that affect their solution.
- Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future.
Fall 2024
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Anthropology of Religion | Santos, Jose L. | Books for ANTH-304-50 Fall 2024 | Course details for ANTH-304-50 Fall 2024 |