ANTH 5H

About this course

An introduction to the anthropological study of religion and belief systems. This course is a cross-cultural exploration into the ways humans around the world and through time have conceptualized their relationship between their natural and social worlds and the supernatural, beginning with prehistoric times and concluding with modern day society and the contemporary world. Cross-cultural study of the beliefs about the nature of reality, spirituality, death, magic, science and healing. As an honors course, it is focused on reading and critically analyzing ethnographies and literature from the anthropology of religion and engaging in ethnographic research.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ANTH 5.”

Transfer pathways that use ANTH 5H

ASSIST maps ANTH 5H to a requirement in 5 published pathways from Foothill College.

• Leadership StudiesFoothill → Humboldt State
• Social Science B.A. Online Degree Completion - Specialization Studies OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
• Social Science B.A. - Specialization Studies OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsFoothill → University of the Pacific
• CSU General EducationFoothill → CSU Stanislaus