Carleton University · ANTH 3510

Ritual

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

Cross-cultural study of ritual, religious and secular, its role in various social processes and relation to other activities. Exploration of variability of ritual and the range of theories that have been developed to account for what ritual does, including intellectualist,functionalist and performative.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the instructor.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the instructor.
  • Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language

Cross-cultural study of ritual, religious and secular, its role in various social processes and relation to other activities. Exploration of variability of ritual and the range of theories that have been developed to account for what ritual does, including intellectualist,functionalist and performative.

  • Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the instructor.
  • Lectures and discussion three hours a week.

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