RELI20513
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Africa and the African Diaspora: History, Religion, and Culture
Department(s)
Long Description (Catalog Description)
Building on RELI 20503, this class examines West African religious traditions, the 'involuntary diaspora' to the New World, as well as 'creole' religions and culture within the Caribbean. It concludes with an account of the rise of the African Independent Churches; the place of women in North African Islam; the presence of Rastafari in Ghana, and the continuing clash of traditional African and Western cultures.
Course Typically Offered
ALT-FALL
Career
Undergraduate
Catalog Course Attributes
AAAS - AAAS (African American and Africana), CORE - HUM (Humanities), CORE - RT (Religious Traditions), CRES - CRES (Comp Race & Ethnic Studies), HCIV - HCIV (Honors:Civilization Track), HCV - HCV (Honors:Cultural Visions), MES - MES (Middle East Studies)
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeat for Credit
No
Number Of Repeats
1
Code
LEC
Name
LEC