Religious Anthropology Course
This Religious Anthropology Course explores how rituals shape belief, identity, and power across traditions. Tailored for humanities professionals in Uganda, it equips you with skills to analyse real-world cases, compare diverse traditions, and develop practical research abilities for culture-focused careers. Through core concepts like sacred and profane, symbolism, myth, taboo, purity, and rites of passage, plus emic and etic perspectives, you'll master comparative analysis and complete a focused mini-project to hone ethics, source evaluation, writing, and critical thinking.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Religious Anthropology Course provides a practical introduction to rituals, beliefs, and social life in various traditions. You will grasp key ideas like sacred versus profane, symbolism, myth, taboo, purity, and rites of passage, while understanding emic and etic viewpoints. Via comparative studies and a mini-project, build skills in research ethics, evaluating sources, academic writing, and critical analysis for cultural insights.
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Develop skills
- Analyze ritual structure: map sequences, symbols, space, and time with precision.
- Compare global rituals: apply sacred/profane, liminality, and taboo in case studies.
- Interpret belief systems: link body, soul, cosmology, and social order in practice.
- Evaluate sources ethically: select, cite, and critique key religious studies research.
- Write a mini research project: clear structure, sharp argument, and reflexive insight.
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