Spring 2027

Anthropology of Religion

Explores the anthropology of religion through selected religious systems, comparative studies, and religion as an ethnographic problem.

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Summary

1 / 5

Past student reviews · Hayder Al-Mohammad

One student found the classes intense and unconventional, while another noted the professor was old-school in expecting students to think independently.

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Prerequisites

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ANTHRO 104 or graduate/professional standing

ANTHRO/RELIGST 343

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

HAYDER AL-MOHAMMAD is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Hayder Al-Mohammad

Students described the course as engaging and serious, with lectures that made the anthropology of religion accessible and kept them from being bored.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 3.17 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2018: 3.80 GPA, 97.0% A/AB (n=33 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Hayder Al-Mohammad

One student found the classes intense and unconventional, while another noted the professor was old-school in expecting students to think independently.

Past student reviews · Hayder Al-Mohammad

One student found the professor demeaning when questions were asked and criticized him for giving confusing or contradictory answers during lectures.

Topics

  • Selected religious systems
  • Areal and topical comparative studies
  • Religion as an ethnographic problem

Skills

  • Critical analysis of anthropological contributions to the study of religion
  • Comparative analysis of religious systems and ethnographic perspectives

Grades

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About this comparison

1073 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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