RELS 359 - Afro-Caribbean Religions

Institution:

Manhattan College

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Description:

Explores the emergence of Afro-Caribbean religions such as Vodun, Candomble, Macumba, and Santeria from the intersection of West African and Catholic cosmologies. A critical assessment of the cosmologies, rituals, and theologies of these Afro-Caribbean religions, as well as their implications for enhancing the academic study of religion, form the focus of the course. (Cr. 3)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.manhattan.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 862-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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