ANTHR 366
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The End of the World (As We Know It)
Course Description
Analyze a range of ethnographic, historical, and archaeological case studies of groups whose millenarian, apocalyptic, and utopian outlooks revolve around concerns with and conceptions of the end of the world as they know it.
When Taught
Fall
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3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Analyze Millenarianism
Learning Outcome
Identify and ethnographically analyze millenarianism logics within specific cultural practices and systems.
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Millenarianism and Religion
Learning Outcome
Identify new religious movements and millenarian logics found outside of “religion” proper and create an interdisciplinary annotated bibliography.
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Skill Application
Learning Outcome
Apply anthropological skills to a specific millenarian case study for in-depth analysis.
