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2010-2011 University Catalog

ANTH 615 - Ritual and Power in Social Life

Credits: 3
Domains of religion and politics are conjoined by questions of power: its deployment, distribution, and forms of resistance it engenders. Drawing on a variety of theoretical orientations in the social sciences, including structuralism, semiotics, psychoanalysis, and performance theory, course investigates connections among religious thought, ritual practice, and political action.

Prerequisites
Graduate standing, or permission of instructor.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0