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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. A critical survey of the world's major religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Studies both the philosophical bases and sociocultural manifestations of these religions. Particular attention given to basic tenets, history, values, and impact of each religion on the development of major civilizations. ( LA, AH2) A
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. An introduction to key archaeological issues, sites, and cultures around the world. This course spans the time from the emergence of human beings to the dawning of the modern era, with special attention to the development of farming, urbanism, and social stratification in many societies. The course also surveys methods archaeologists use to identify, excavate, analyze, and interpret sites, and considers ethical issues of doing archaeology. ( LA, S2)
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. A survey of cultures and societies of Africa with emphasis on the range and distribution of populations, language, and sociocultural systems south of the Sahara. Historical and environmental perspectives supplemented by analyses of selected sociocultural systems. Problems of nationhood and cross-cultural research. Africanism in the New World. ( LA, HO2) Cross-listed as ALS 202. Prerequisite: SoS.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. A survey of the colonial and post-colonial Caribbean. The cultural diversity of Caribbean societies is viewed as masking similar historical, economic, social, and political processes. Spanish, English, and French creole cultures are examined in detail. Emphasis is on African cultural influences. ( LA, HO2) Cross-listed as ALS 203. Prerequisite: SoS.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. A global survey of culture that is learned orally or by imitation, with emphasis on folklife (material folk culture), ritual belief, and oral tradition. Emphasizes the anthropological concepts of holism (traditions as aspects of the "way of life" of a people), functionalism(culture as a system of interrelated parts), and symbolism. Prerequisite: SoS or ANTH 100. ( LA, S2)
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. A study of the anthropology of religion with special attention on the early roots of religion, mythology, systems of magic, and science. Anthropological theories of religion are applied to topics like shamanism, witchcraft, rites of passage, the religious use of drugs, divination, and ancestor worship. Emphasizes ethnographic studies of religion in small-scale societies. ( LA, AH2) Prerequisite: SoS.
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3 s.h. A survey of the music and social milieu of the Caribbean. African, British, Spanish, and French influence in ritual and popular music (salsa, reggae, and calypso) of a Creole Society. ( LA, AH2) Cross-listed as ALS 212. Prerequisite: SoS.
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3.00 Credits
Comparative Religion
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. The history of the culture and personality movement will be outlined and emphasis will be then placed on cultural universals and specifics. Cross cultural biobehavioral practices will be considered along with their varied expression in specific cultural settings. ( LA, S2) Prerequisite: SoS.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Examination of contemporary American culture focusing on the relationships between elite, popular and folk cultures; how information is presented, re-presented and disseminated through a variety of forms, i.e., television, music, the internet. Looks at the cultural climate of fads and phenomenon; the interpretation and expression of cultural data in a complex, multi-national and multi-cultural society. ( LA)
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