SOAN 332 - Ritual and Religion

4 credits
Focuses on ritual, religion, and spirituality as dynamic and universal cultural institutions. Case studies draw from a wide range of indigenous, third-world, and Western societies and provide the basis for cross-cultural generalization. Topics such as shamanism, witchcraft and sorcery, myth, symbolism, trance, healing, and revitalization movements are explored through an anthropological perspective. May be applied to the International Studies major and minor and the Latin American Studies minor. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Prerequisite(s): SOAN 204 or SOC 204 or SOAN 213 or ANTH 213 or SOAN 214 or ANTH 214.
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: ANTH 332.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.