LNST 138: Colonialism and Religions in Mexico

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours

Catalog page 382

Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: Covers the survival, revival, and invention of religious traditions in ancient and contemporary Mesoamerica. Examines indigenous and immigrant religions through themes such as myths and rituals of pre- Columbian peoples; sexuality and eroticism in religion; Indian theology and theogony; Counter Reformation Catholicism; and growing religious syncretisms.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with RLST 138.