Anthropological approaches to religion in the
context of modern global transformations,
including secularism, capitalism, and colonialism.
Advanced introduction to classic theories (Marx,
Durkheim, Weber) in the sociology and anthropology
of religion, along with their contemporary
ethnographic applications. Critical ethnographies
of the ideological, practical and embodied
expressions of religion in contemporary context.
context of modern global transformations,
including secularism, capitalism, and colonialism.
Advanced introduction to classic theories (Marx,
Durkheim, Weber) in the sociology and anthropology
of religion, along with their contemporary
ethnographic applications. Critical ethnographies
of the ideological, practical and embodied
expressions of religion in contemporary context.
- Teacher: Sepideh Bajracharya