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Anthropology of Religion, Identity, and Meaning-Making

Key information

  • Module code:

    6AAT3801

  • Level:

    6

  • Semester:

      Autumn

  • Credit value:

    15

Module description

This module introduces students to new theoretical directions in the anthropology of religion through an exploration of ethnographic writing from around the world. There will be a particular focus on questions of identity, especially religious identity in light of interactions with new secular states and societies. In this module, we invite you to think through a diverse range of ethnographic works on religion and to debate the merits of studying religious identity and change through diverse anthropological theoretical frameworks. Through these frameworks, students will explore how people make meaning of their lives and their worlds in different religious and cultural frameworks around the world.

For more information please refer to the module description.

Assessment details

3 hour exam (100%)

Semester 1 only Study Abroad students will be set an alternative assessment in lieu of an exam.

Teaching pattern

1x one-hour lecture and 1x one-hour seminar weekly for ten weeks

Subject areas

Department

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Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.

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