1. The origin and development of religion: -- Animism / Tylor -- The nature, attributes, and worship of the primitive high god / Schmidt -- The formation of monotheism / Pettazzoni -- Sacrifice among ...

The spiritual and the sacred are fundamental to social life—even in contexts we understand to be entirely secular. By applying classical and contemporary anthropological theories to the study of ...

Anthropological inquiry into religious practices encompasses the systematic examination of belief systems, ritual performance, material culture and cosmological frameworks across diverse societies.

The religious studies major provides in-depth study of religious traditions, spiritualities, and lived experiences in a variety of historical, cultural, and experiential contexts. Through studying ...