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NAS 257

— Indigenous Religious Traditions in the Americas

(4 units)

Religious/spiritual traditions, belief-systems, and world-views of Native American/indigenous peoples in the Americas. Land, ecological knowledge, sacred sites, the role of tricksters, language (revitalization), gender, ethics of representation, cultural revitalization, renewed ancient knowledge and practices, ceremonial (and daily) performance of the sacred, music, the arts, the worlds of the sacred, the rules of the sacred, freedom of religion.

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Course Description: Religious/spiritual traditions, belief-systems, and world-views of Native American/indigenous peoples in the Americas. Land, ecological knowledge, sacred sites, the role of tricksters, language (revitalization), gender, ethics of representation, cultural revitalization, renewed ancient knowledge and practices, ceremonial (and daily) performance of the sacred, music, the arts, the worlds of the sacred, the rules of the sacred, freedom of religion. Learning Activities: Seminar 3 hour(s), Extensive Writing. Enrollment Restriction(s): Graduate student enrollment only. Repeat Credit: May be repeated 1 time(s) when readings content is completely distinct from the course previously taken. Grade Mode: Letter. Learning Activities: Seminar 3 hour(s), Extensive Writing. Enrollment Restriction(s): Graduate student enrollment only. Repeat Credit: May be repeated 1 time(s) when readings content is completely distinct from the course previously taken. Grade Mode: Letter.

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