SACRED PLACES AND JOURNEYS

FOLKLORE/RELIGST 326

Explores evidence of belief in the supernatural in the modern world as it appears in the context of folk religion, folk medicine, legends, folk drama, ritual and custom, and media accounts and presentations. Surveys scholarly approaches to the topic. Course not available to students with credits for Folklore 415 before Fall 2023.

RELIGST 400

Topics may include religion in specific societies or regions; religion in the arts; contemporary themes in religion.

RELIGST 101

Foundational and thematic approaches in the academic study of religion applied across global religious systems.

RELIGST 200

Topics in religious studies in the humanities at an introductory level.

ANTHRO/RELIGST 343

Anthropological approaches. Illustrated by critical considerations of outstanding contributions. Selected religious systems; areal and topical comparative studies; religion as an ethnographic problem.