SOC 372G - Religion in Society

Institution:

Bethel University - Minnesota

Subject:

Description:

Cross-cultural and comparative study of selected perspectives on the social and cultural bases of religion in advanced industrial societies and non-Western cultures (e.g., Latin America; Africa; East, South, and Southeast Asia; and Eurasia). Characteristics of religious systems of myth, belief, practice, and ritual; the relationship between religious and other dimensions of social life; and the factors underlying the development, persistence, manipulation, and changing of religious organizations.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

[GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course].

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.bethel.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 638-6400

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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