ANTH 3570 - The Ends of Life and the Origins of Death

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Western Michigan University

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Description:

This course begins from the premise that no society has reduced the margins of human life its beginnings and endings to simple facts of nature. Thus, this course examines the different ways in which human societies have defined "life" and "death," how they have structured social relations around the establishment of opposition or communion between the living and the dead and the ritualized practices establishing definitive belonging in the categories of those who are alive, those who are dead, and those who have never lived. Credits: 3 hours

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wmich.edu

Phone Number:

(269) 387-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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