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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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