Undergraduate Catalog 2017-18 
    
    Apr 25, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2017-18 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOC 3160 - Anthropology of Religion

3 cr
This course offers a cross cultural and sociological examination of the function, meaning, and evolutionary significance of religious symbols and practices in human societies. An examination of the origin and evolution of spiritual or supernatural cultures— including animism, magic, witchcraft, myth, and theism— will provide a historical and cross cultural perspective on the varieties of religious experience.
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 , or ANT 1010 , or consent of instructor.
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