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136-271 The Human Cosmos: Myth, Ritual and Society | |
Note | Available as 136-371 at 3rd-year level. |
Availability | Not available in 1998 |
Credit Points | 16.7 2nd and 3rd year |
Coordinator | Dr Douglas Lewis |
Prerequisites | None. |
Contact | Two hours of lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week |
Subject Description | The anthropological study of religion with emphasis on the comparative study of myth and/or ceremonial systems. Students who complete this subject should: have acquired a grounding in the anthropological and comparative study of myth and/or ritual; 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 the world's cosmologies and the variety of forms of religious representation in the world's societies. |
Assessment | Essays and/or assignments not to exceed 5000 words. An examination may be substituted for part of this work. |
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