Politics of Religion and Religion as Politics

3 credits

How religion and political power intersect across cultures and historical contexts, how religious ideas shape governance, identity, and social movements, and how states mobilize or suppress religious authority. Ethnographic and theoretical readings; the supposed divide between religion and politics; how secularism, nationalism, religious violence, and populist or decolonial movements intertwine in the modern world. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: ANTH_O 100 or ANTH_O 212.