AFRC2870 - Religion and Society in Africa

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Religion and Society in Africa
Term
2025A
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
401
Section ID
AFRC2870401
Course number integer
2870
Meeting times
MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
David K. Amponsah
Description
In recent decades, many African countries have perennially ranked very high among the most religious. This course serves as an introduction to major forms of religiosity in sub-Saharan Africa. Emphasis will be devoted to the indigenous religious traditions, Christianity and Islam, as they are practiced on the continent. We will examine how these religious traditions intersect with various aspects of life on the continent. The aim of this class is to help students to better understand various aspects of African cultures by dismantling stereotypes and assumptions that have long characterized the study of religions in Africa. The readings and lectures are will be drawn from historical and a few anthropological, and literary sources.
Course number only
2870
Cross listings
HIST0837401, RELS2870401
Fulfills
Cultural Diviserity in the U.S.
History & Tradition Sector
Use local description
No