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Anthro of Religion

Offered By: Cabrillo College via California Community Colleges System

Tags

Anthropology Courses Mythology Courses Globalization Courses Magic Courses Religious Studies Courses Cultural Anthropology Courses

Course Description

Overview

Explores and analyzes, from an anthropological perspective, religious traditions in diverse cultural contexts with particular focus on the effects of globalization on religious beliefs and practices. Topics investigated include mythology, magic, witchcraft, sorcery, revitalization movements, shamanism, ethnomedicine, ritual, and the ways in which religion relates to gender and ethnicity within the contemporary world. May be offered in a distance-learning format. This course meets the Cabrillo College multicultural studies requirement. CAB GE D, CSU GE D, IGETC 4.

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