RELS 118 - Black Sects and Cults

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. Examination of selected non-traditional Black American religious and secular movements, their founders and leaders with close consideration of the contrasts between these groups and more traditional movements. Examples include suchcult leaders as "Daddy Grace," "Father Divine," and "The Reverend Ike" as compared with other religious and social leaders such as Martin Luther King and Jesse Jackson.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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