AAS 163 - African Religions in the Americas

Institution:

University of California-Davis

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Description:

Lecture-2 hours; discussion-2 hours. Prerequisite:course 10; course 15 or consent of instructor. Comparative study of African religious heritage in the Americas: Jamaica, Trinidad, Cuba, U.S.A., Haiti, and Brazil. Emphasis on the origins and development of Candomble, Santeria, Shango, Vodun, and Rastafarianism in the New World. (Former course 153.) GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.-III. (III.)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucdavis.edu

Phone Number:

(530) 752-1011

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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