Not offered in 1996; expected to be offered in 1997 or 1998. 16.7 2nd and 3rd years Dr E. Douglas Lewis. Normally one first-year Anthropology subject (12.5 points). Two hours of lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week. Students completing this subject should:

• have acquired a grounding in the anthropological and comparative study of religion;
• have acquired a knowledge of the principal theories and methods employed by anthropologists in the analysis of myth and ritual systems;
• have a knowledge of the range of varieties of religious experience and representation in the worldí s societies.

The anthropological study of religion with emphasis on the comparative study of myth and ceremonial systems. Written work or equivalent totalling 5,000 words.