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Undergraduate Record 2008-2009 
    
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Undergraduate Record 2008-2009 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

ANTH 571 - The Interpretation of Ritual

Begins with an overview of anthropology’s approach to ritual during a century of diverse speculation on the nature and origins of religions, with discussion of such figures as James Frazer, A.M.Hocart, Claude Levi-Strauss, Max Gluckman, and Victor Turner. Focuses on an issue selected anew each semester to cater to the research interests of instructor and students, relating that issue to the whole tradition of interpretation of ritual in anthropology. Issues pursued in previous sessions include the nature of sacrifice, the expression of hierarchy in ritual, and the compatibility of historical approaches with ritual analysis. (IR)

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

Credits: 3