ARCH 2010D S01 Archaeology and Religion

Course Abstract

This course explores methodological approaches and theoretical underpinnings of scholarly (and sometimes unpopular) interpretations of the archaeological record as evidence for the religious life of past societies. Are main conecrn will be to examine how archaeologists have treated the analytical categories of ritual, religion, ideology and the sacred. These discussions will be examined through various case studies and theoretical expositions that draw on the interdisciplinarity of archaeology's engagement with things religious.

Instructor: Straughn contact me via email

Office Hours: TBA

My office is located on the 2nd floor of RI Hall in The Joukowsky Instutute

Course Time and Location: Tues 4:00-6:20 pm in the RI Hall seminar room

*#*#* Please Note*#*#* There are readings assigned for our first meeting on September 15

Some Practical Matters

• Most readings can be downloaded through OCRA Brown Library’s Online Course Reserves Access webpage. Password: ritual
• Several course texts you may wish to order via Amazon. At least one copy of these texts will be available on reserve at the library and/or the JIAAW library

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