RELI 158 - Studying American Religion From the Ground Up

Institution:

Hofstra University

Subject:

Religion

Description:

Semester Hours: 3 Periodically This class goes behind the headlines of general perceptions of religion to see faiths close up. It tests the idea that understanding religion starts with understanding the people that live it - and the person who's studying it. Using methods from anthropology, literary studies, and cultural studies, each student chooses a local religious community as his or her site for semester-long field work, including self-analysis, participant-observation, interviews, and readings of bodies, literature, and material culture. At the same time, students read some of the best ethnographic studies of religion from the past decade.Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: RELI 10, 12, 13, 14F, 14S, 15, 16, 17, 18, 50, 70, 75, 80 or 85.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hofstra.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 463-6600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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