SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGIONS

Course Code

DR 3057

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr M Mills

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 or above.

Notes

This course will be available in session 2005/06.

Overview

This course closely analyses the methodologies and theories developed by social anthropologists for studying religion and how those have influenced how we think about religion in the modern day. It particularly focuses on ritual, symbolism and myth. The course introduces a wide range of ethnographic material.

The course also includes a significant ethnographic component with students doing fieldwork within a local religious community or group.

Structure

2 two-hour seminars per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (60%) and in-course assessment: one essay (40%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).