精东传媒app

Religion is one of the principal cultural phenomena in which humans participate. It informs significant global events, as well as the everyday detail of people鈥檚 lives. As the holistic study of human kind, anthropology is particularly concerned with examining religion and belief itself, and also how it impacts on other social and cultural institutions.

This course presents a theoretical analysis of religion and belief as cultural phenomena. Through the study of diverse, local perspectives on religion and belief, this course guides students in recognising the connections between various social and cultural institutions. It explores the dynamics of religion and magic in human societies through comparative studies of elements, forms and symbolism in systems of religion and belief.

On successful completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate:

1. a knowledge and understanding of the discipline鈥檚 relevant concepts, theories, and examples;
2. an ability to understand and critically evaluate relevant anthropological literature;
3. an ability to engage in Anthropological research on relevant topics, and to communicate this in an effective way, both orally and in written form;
4. an ability to draw on a set of analytical tools by which to understand and evaluate cross cultural constructions and practices of religion;
5. the ability to discuss key ethical debates in the field of study.