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2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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HIS 310 - Religion in African History
3 Credits
This course is concerned with belief systems of African peoples and
how spiritually derived values affect their ideas of history. It
includes readings, lectures, and discussion on the belief systems
(indigenous religious practices) and cosmologies (myths of origin)
of selected groups, including oral traditions that reveal both
spiritual values and perceptions of the distant past.
Prerequisite: 1.) advanced class standing and a previous course in
the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three
previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities 2.)
seminars and colloquia require the permission of the instructor.
When Offered: Fall
Catalog Year: 2008-2009
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