ANTH 502. Social Life of Death.
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ANTH 502
Social Life of Death.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Anthropology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Theoretical and methodological approaches of attitudes, beliefs, and ritual practices surrounding death and mortuary practices. Topics covered include material manifestations of status and identity; symbolic dimensions of dead bodies; ancestors, kinship, and kingship; emotions, mourning, and memory; and ritual violence.
- Fall
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