ANTHR 3420

Myth, Ritual, and Symbol

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

Examines how systems of thought, symbolic forms, and ritual practice are formulated and expressed in primarily non-Western societies. Focuses on anthropological interpretations of space, time, cosmology, myth, classificatory systems (e.g., color, totems, food, dress, kinship), taboos, sacrifice, witchcraft, sorcery, and rites of passage (birth, initiation, marriage, death). Examines both the roles of specialists (e.g., spirit mediums, curers, priests, ascetics) and nonspecialists in producing these cultural forms.

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (CA-AS)

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