- Course Code
- DR 3057
- Credit Points
- 30
- Course Coordinator
- Dr W Tuladhar-Douglas
Pre-requisites
Available only to students in Programme Year 3 or above.
Notes
This course will be available in session 2007/08.
Overview
This course closely analyses the methodologies and theories developed by social anthropologists for studying religion and how those have influenced how we think about religion in the modern day. It particularly focuses on ritual, symbolism and myth. The course introduces a wide range of ethnographic material.
The course also includes a significant ethnographic component with students doing fieldwork within a local religious community or group.
Structure
2 two-hour seminars per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (60%) and in-course assessment: one essay (40%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above. New coursework can be submitted.