RLST 114 - Tabu and Sacred in Time and Space

Institution:

University of California-Riverside

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Description:

Lecture, 3 hours; field, 8 hours per quarter; written work, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A cross-cultural inquiry into ideas of tabu and the sacred in traditional and contemporary religions, such as ancient Hawai'ian religion, Puritanism, Krishna devotionalism, and Roman Catholicism. Readings are from Durkheim, Eliade, and Otto. Applies theory to field observation and discusses the sacred in everyday life in music, cinema, literature of transgression, and politics.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCR.EDU

Phone Number:

(951) 827-1012

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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