Open to first-year students. Autumn 2000 Syllabus 241. Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion. As human societies change, so do the religious beliefs and practices these societies follow. The course examines the symbolic forms and acts that relate human beings to the ultimate conditio ns of their existence, against the background of the rise of science.
Emphasis is upon both Western and non-Western religions.
This course is the same as Religion 262. Open to first-year students. Autumn 1999 Syllabus 242. A survey of the anthropological study of political life in hunting bands and gathering bands, stateless societies, colonial systems, and modern nation-states. Attention is also given to the integration of tribal and eth nic groups within the emerging nations of Africa and Asia.