AY 238 Religions - of Africa and the African Diaspora

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Colby College

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Examines African religions in Africa and their movement to and history in the New World. Ethnographies and history are used to try to come to terms with the legacy of slavery and its effects on religions of this African diaspora. Cuban Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Candomble in Brazil, and Rastafarianism in Jamaica are some of the religions discussed. Criticisms and analyses of current ideas concerning syncretism, transculturation, creolization, etc. will be debated. Emphasis on continuity and change in the attempt to resist, respond to, organize, and articulate African identities in the New World. Prerequisite: American Studies 276 or Anthropology 112. Four credit hours. S, I.

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3.00

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www.colby.edu

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(207) 859-4000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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