ANY2110

Magic, science and religion

(ART)

Don Miller

8 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: First-year ANY sequence or permission + Prohibition: COS2210/RLT2110

Synopsis: Contributions of anthropologists and sociologists to our understanding of religion. The relevance of the concepts of /magic0, /science0 and /religion0 to a comparative understanding of rituals and associated cosmologies in a variety of sociocultural settings.

Assessment: Written (4000 words): 65% + Examination (2 hours): 35%