0510-483 - Anthropology of Religion

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Rochester Institute of Technology

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Religious expression, from the spiritualism of voodoo to the mono-theism of Judaism and Islam, is the subject of this course. The course explores four religious dimensions-sacred speech, sacred acts, sacred beings and sacred places-through a broad cross-cultural samples including, among others, contemporary Haiti; the Cibecue Apache and Hopi of Native North America; Pygmy, San, and Azande of Africa; Bali in Indonesia; and Jewish and Islamic fundamentalism in Southwest Asia. Religious practice is explored in holistic cultural content. Insights into religious practice are developed from the point of view of the practitioners and the outside observer looking in. Part of the sociology/anthropology and religious studies concentrations. It may also be taken as an elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rit.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 475-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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