ANTH 5H - HONORS MAGIC, SCIENCE & RELIGION

    Recent Professors
    JULIE JENKINS, KATHRYN MAURER
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    14–15 students
    Credits
    4
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    An introduction to the anthropological study of religion and belief systems. This course is a cross-cultural exploration into the ways humans around the world and through time have conceptualized their relationship between their natural and social worlds and the supernatural, beginning with prehistoric times and concluding with modern day society and the contemporary world. Cross-cultural study of the beliefs about the nature of reality, spirituality, death, magic, science and healing. As an honors course, it is focused on reading and critically analyzing ethnographies and literature from the anthropology of religion and engaging in ethnographic research.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 12:00pm–1:50pm