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ANTH& 234 - Religion & Culture
Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No
Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0
Course Description: Survey of concepts, models and theories that emphasize the anthropological study of religion and religious-like enterprises. Examines the universal basis of religion and various ways religions are constructed and relate to the society they are found within.
Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 with a C or higher.
Strongly Recommended:
Special Requirements:
Distribution Requirements: Social Sciences Distribution Requirement
General Education Requirements: Fulfills Engage General Education Requirement
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No
Student Learning Outcomes
- Relate the functions of religion to society (culture).
- Understand the importance of religion to a society.
- Understand not only the basics of major religions but the various religions found in smaller cultures.
- Understand the aspects of religious formation and change.
Course Contents
- Religion defined/Theories.
- The functions of religion. Religion and Indvidual need. Religion and social need.
- Types of Religious organizations.
- Religion and society (economics/politics/minorities/war).
- Social Change and Religious change (revitalization movements) pattersn of Interaction.
Instructional Units: 5
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