21A 253 - Religion, Violence, and Media

Institution:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Description:

Approaches to the sociocultural study of religion. Provides conceptual tools for analyzing the resilience and diversity of religious experience in the face of large socioeconomic and political change. Traces the connections between contemporary religious resurgence and violence, displacement, globalization, economic insecurity, and ethnic and national identity. Cases include Catholic conversion via mass media in the Philippines; a rise in witchcraft in post-apartheid South Africa; underground Protestantism in the atheist Soviet Union; "spiritual shopping" in the United States.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Prereq: None

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

web.mit.edu/student/

Phone Number:

(617) 253-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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