Black Religions in the Americas
RELI 268
Spring 2020
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AFAM 387, LAST 268, ANTH 267 |
| Certificates: International Relations, International Relations Minor, Caribbean Studies Minor |
| Course Cluster: Caribbean Studies Minor |
This course will focus on the African-based religious systems that cultivated traditional ways to survive slavery, white supremacy, and state violence. We will focus on Vodou in Haiti, Regla de Ocha (Santeria) and Palo Mayombe in Cuba, Obeah in Jamaica, and aspects of Black religions in the US. We will discuss questions of method and themes of political resistance, orality, secrecy, magic, "authenticity," commodification, and the ethics of representation. We will also look at the Black church and especially the rise of the Pentecostal movement in African and Afro-Caribbean spaces, as well as visionary Black religious thought. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS RELI |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFAM-MN)(AFAM)(AMST)(ANTH)(CBST-MN)(CEAS-Phil/Reli)(LAST)(RELI-MN)(RELI) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Judith Casselberry, THE LABOR OF FAITH: GENDER AND POWER IN BLACK APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTALISM (selections)
Paul C. Johnson, SECRECY, GOSSIP, AND GODS: THE TRANSFORMATION OF BRAZILIAN CANDOMBLE (selections)
Ruth Marshall, POLITICAL SPIRITUALITIES: THE PENTECOSTAL REVOLUTION IN NIGERIA (Selections)
Lorand Matory, "Free to be a Slave: Slavery as Metaphor in the Afro-Atlantic Religions"
Adam McGee, "Haitian Vodou and Voodoo: Imagined Religion and Popular Culture"
Todd Ramon Ochoa, "Versions of the Dead in Cuban Palo"
Karen Richman, MIGRATION AND VODOU
Anna Wexler, "Dolls and Healing in a Santeria House"
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly half-page reading respones, two 5 page papers and a final 10 page research paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course fulfills the "Historical Traditions" OR "Thematic Approach" requirement for the Religion Department major.
This course fulfills the social science requirement for the African American Studies major. |
| Instructor(s): McAlister,Elizabeth Times: ..T.R.. 10:20AM-11:40AM; Location: CAAS LOUNG; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 12 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 0 | FR: X |
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