Fall 2017 - ARCH 226 C100

The Prehistory of Religion: Shamans, Sorcerers and Saints (3)

Class Number: 2452

Delivery Method: Distance Education

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Distance Education

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Oct 17, 2017
    Tue, 7:00–8:50 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Dec 11, 2017
    Mon, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Charts the emergence and changes in the expression of human religious behavior. It covers the earliest rituals of the Palaeolithic, the importance of fertility cults, ancestor cults, alliance rituals, shamans, witchcraft, and monotheism. Breadth-Humanities/Social Sciences.

COURSE DETAILS:

An overview of how archaeologists attempt to recognize ritual behaviours and religion in the past.  Topics include the distinction between traditional religions and book religions, shamanism, altered states of consciousness, monumental architecture, ritual offerings, ritual and warfare, human sacrifice, and human burial and cremation.  Examples are drawn from a wide variety of ancient cultures, ranging from the state societies of the Maya and Egypt, to smaller farming communities such as Chaco Canyon (North America), and foraging cultures of the distant past.

Grading

  • Module Discussions 15%
  • Short Assignments 15%
  • Midterm Exam 35%
  • Final Exam 35%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

No textbooks.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

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Required Readings listed on the course outlines are the responsibility of the student to purchase. Textbooks are available for purchase at the SFU Bookstore on the Burnaby campus or online through the Bookstore's website.

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Exams
If applicable, please refer to Canvas for the most updated Take Home Midterm/Final exam times. Exams are scheduled to be written on the SFU Burnaby campus at the noted time and date (unless noted as a take-home exam).

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This course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change. Please check your course details in your online delivery method, such as Canvas.



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