Religion and Survival

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Overview

Subject area

BLST

Catalog Number

14900

Course Title

Religion and Survival

Department(s)

Sustainability

Description

This course will focus on the spiritual and religious beliefs of African descended peoples. We will explore the such movements like Rastafari coming out of Jamaica, Santería or Regla da Ocha coming from Cuban, Vodou coming from Haiti, and Candomblé from Brazil, with the idea of understanding their African roots and their basis of re-creation and survival across the Caribbean and the U.S.

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Course Schedule