GANT 6358 -

Institution:

The New School

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Themes in the Anthropology of Religion and Secularism Fall 2008. Three credits. Nathaniel Roberts This seminar examines three interlocking themes: 1) the concept of religion itself as a distinctly human phenomenon within the anthropological tradition, 2) the role of notions of individual and collective autonomy in modern secularism, and 3) religious practices that trouble any moral psychology in which human autonomy is a paramount value.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.newschool.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 229-5600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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