Prerequisite: None. Total lecture 54 hours. This course provides a cross-cultural perspective in understanding the human experience with the supernatural, with an emphasis on cultural practices from daily rituals, beliefs, and symbolism to organized forms of collective religious expression. Ethnographic studies of non-Western religious expression will be compared to Western concepts of religion. Anthropological perspectives for the origins and evolution of religion will be examined, as well as the impact of Globalization on traditional religious beliefs and rituals, and the role of religious identity in cultural conflicts and movements around the world. (A/CSU/UC) PC-Area 4; CSU-D1; IGETC-4A
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