ANTHROPOLOGY 207c - Anthropology of Religion

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Bowdoin College

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Fall 2006. SUNIL GOONASEKERA. Explores the anthropological perspectives on religious ideas and practices in a wide variety of cultures: the way various cultures define the nature of the world, the place of human beings, the senses of time and space, and how life must be lived. The context for this study includes "salvation religions" such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism as wellas "micro-religions" like magic, sorcery, witchcraft, and spirit possession that address theeveryday concerns of the believers. Investigates the classical and contemporary anthropological theories about the origins of religiosity and the relationships between religion, politics, economics, psychology, and other areas of culture, and with anthropological methods for studying religious phenomena. (Same as Religion 230.)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bowdoin.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 725-3000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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