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This course is designed to acquaint the student with the
variety of ways in which anthropologists approach the socio-
cultural institution of religion.
As such, this is not a course in theology—the existence of god
(s), the comparative merits of different belief systems, or
even the complex contours of some of the world's great
religions will not form part of this course.
The focus in this course will be on developing an
understanding of how social and cultural institutions that are
centered on religious belief succeed or fail in perpetuating
such belief, and on examining the relationship between
religious belief and ritual and other aspects of human life.
Course Objectives
1. Students will be able to define critical aspects of
religion as a socio-cultural phenomenon
2. Students will be able to classify religious systems
according to anthropological typology
3. Students will be able to critically evaluate varying
anthropological approaches to the study of religion
4. Students will be able to observe and analyze a
religious ritual using the tools of anthropological
analysis
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