Ritual, Performance, and Religion
RELIGION284
Exposes students to theories of ritual and performance (Turner, Schechner, Grimes, Geertz, Paden) in religious and non-religious contexts; compares contexts as a way of understanding common structures and what differentiates the religious/non-religious. Guest lecturers (from religion, dance, theater, psychology, English, visual and media studies, cultural anthropology) expose students to a range of approaches to specific kinds of ritual and performance. Possibly involves both class and individual trips to local religious events and performances for fieldwork exercises. No prerequisites. One course.
Crosslisting Numbers:
CULANTH284
DANCE284
VMS285
ICS266
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