AN 321 - Supernatural Belief Systems

Institution:

Wagner College

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Description:

This course treats religion as a fundamental aspect of culture manifested in belief, action, and sacred narrative. In it anthropological theories of religion are related to the core topics of magic and witchcraft, spirit possession, the psychological components of religious belief and behavior, and the role of religion in cultural revitalization. Comparative data are drawn from ways of life at diverse levels of societal complexity. Finally, the course explores the question of the possible biological roots of supernatural belief and ritual in the remote human past. Prerequisite: Anthropology 101 or 201 recommended but not required. Offered as required.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wagner.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 390-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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