Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Humanities and Social Sciences

School

Social Science School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

4L4W

Assessment methods

In class quizzes, essay and exams

Course enquiries

Dr Gerhard Hoffstaedter (Summer)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

This course will examine a range of ethnographic studies in religion, ritual and performance in contemporary, global and comparative perspective. The course will examine classical and modern studies of world religions as well as anthropological works that range across ritual and control of the environment, symbols and substance in ritual, religious performance and the body, and life stage rituals.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2017 (27/11/2017 - 10/02/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile