HIST287 - African Religious History

Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
African Religious History
Term
2019C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST287401
Course number integer
287
Meeting times
TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM
Meeting location
BENN 141
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
David K. Amponsah
Description
In recent decades, many African countries have perennially ranked very high among the most religious. This course serves as an introduction to major forms of religiosity in sub-Saharan Africa. Emphasis will be devoted to the indigenous religious traditions, Christianity and Islam, as they are practiced on the continent. We will examine how these religious traditions intersect with various aspects of life on the continent. The aim of this class is to help students to better understand various aspects of African cultures by dismantling stereotypes and assumptions that have long characterized the study of religions in Africa. The readings and lectures are will be drawn from historical and a few anthropological, and literary sources.
Course number only
287
Cross listings
AFRC287401, RELS288401
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled