Course description
This course summarizes anthropological theories on religious systems and ritual systems. It will also examine relationships between religious systems, population density, and environment in pre-industrial societies. Ethnographic studies from pre-industrial Europe, the Near East, Polynesia, and Asia will be included.
(Normally offered alternate years.)
Archway Curriculum: Integrative Core: Science and Religion Thread
Archway Curriculum: Essential Connections: Diversity Instructive: Global