SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGIONS

SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGIONS
Course Code
DR 3090
Credit Points
30
Course Coordinator
Dr M Mills

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 or above.

Notes

Students ar not permitted to register for this course after the end of week 2 of teaching. This course will be available in session 2009/10.

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 and the opportunity for the fieldwork study of religious communities.

Structure

2 two-hour seminars per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (50%); one essay (40%); one presentation (10%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above. New coursework can be submitted.