RLST 228: Lived Religions and Local Faiths: Cultural Approaches to the Study of Religion

2008-09 2009-10 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2014-15 → 2009-10 →

Units: 4

Hours: Seminar, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 384

Prerequisites: gradu- ate standing or consent of instructor

Description: Covers ethno- graphic, anthropological, and other cultural approach- es to the study of religion. Traces emergence of the cultural study of religion from colonial encounters to current-day ethnographies of religion. Evaluates risks and promises of ethnography for the study of religion. Includes ethnographic project.

Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor.