Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

HURC 202 - MEDICINE AND RELIGION

Long Title: MEDICINE AND RELIGION
Department: Humanities Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Religion and medicine have long been intertwined in societies around the world, from shamans in Siberia to witch doctors in the Congo to prayer teams in Boston teaching hospitals. This course investigates interactions of these two fields historically and cross-culturally through the analysis of key debates, studies, rituals, and texts. Cross-list: ANTH 202, RELI 202.