2011-2012 University Catalog 
  
2011-2012 University Catalog

ANTH 615 - Ritual and Power in Social Life

Credits: 3 (NR)
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.

Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing, or permission of instructor.

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