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121-056 The Human Cosmos | |
Note | Formerly available as 136-271/371/006. Students who have completed 136-271/371/006 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Douglas Lewis |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject involves the anthropological study of religion with an 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 | Two essays of 2000 words each. |
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