Magic and Religion in Latin America
LAST 280
Fall 2008 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
ANTH 280, RELI 284 |
This course examines the use of magic and religion in the formation of collective memory, historical consciousness, and political community in Latin America and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Using ethnographic studies and historical texts, this course will analyze the ways in which conquest, slavery and colonization, evangelization, nation-state formation, modernization, and recent global economic trends are refracted through magico-religious imagery and practices in various locales throughout Latin America. A wide range of beliefs, practices, and movements will be discussed, including indigenous religions and shamanisms, messianic and millennial movements, Afro-creole sorcery and religious formations, folk Catholicism, and liberation theology. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS LAST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (ANTH)(LAST) |
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