Death and the Body

3 credits · Graduate School

(Also listed as ANTH 2370) Cross-cultural study of death rituals. Mortuary archaeology and anthropology of death and the body. Biological and social perspectives on the corpse and living body, and their treatment in ritual and everyday life. The body as biological specimen and social artifact. Nature of beauty, body modification, and adornment. No credit for students who have earned credit for 2370. [3]