ANTH203-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

The Performance of Ritual and the Potency of Symbols

This occurrence is not offered in 2017

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

How do rituals work? What do they achieve? What makes symbols potent? From Rastafarianism and Reggae music to San trace dance and rock art; this course introduces students to major contemporary theoretical approaches to the study of rituals and symbols in anthropology. It explores the ways in which rituals work, and the ways in which symbols facilitate what rituals do. In this way students gain a deep understanding of the nature of culture, including that of their own society.

Prerequisites

15 points of ANTH or SOCI at 100 level; OR 45 points in related subjects with the approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

Course Coordinator

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences Head of Department

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $732.00

International fee $2,975.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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