Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: MEDICINE AND RELIGION

Department: Anthropology

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: HURC 202, RELI 202.