Course Details
Country:
Hong Kong
Institution:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Course Title:
Death, Death Ritual and Culture
Course Number:
ANTH 2351
Course Description:
Death is both a human universal and a process deeply affected by the cultural context in which it occurs. Dealing with death, both practically and psychologically, is something that all humans must face. This course examines death and death ritual through the question of what is universal and what is culturally variant about how humans face death. It looks at death and death ritual in both modern and pre-modern contexts and analyses it socially, psychologically, politically, and culturally. From the course students will learn how the treatment of death varies cross-culturally; how understandings of death have shifted over human cultural evolution; what aspects of death are universal in human experience; and how death affects contemporary politics, economics, and culture.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ANTH 396
Attachment Files:
Death, Death Ritual and Culture.pdf
