Anthropology of Religion Course Begins at NSC
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Press Releases North Shropshire College Press Release Receive press releases from North Shropshire College: By Email RSS Feeds: Anthropology of Religion Course Begins at NSC Oswestry, United Kingdom, August 07, 2015 --( The course is five weeks long and covers many areas including what anthropology is and what the anthropology of religion is; theories of religion; symbols and cosmology; ritual and performance and experience and ontology.The final session concludes at the cutting-edge of contemporary anthropological theorising with the so-called ‘ontological turn.’ Should anthropologists be concerned with thinking about whether the beliefs of their informants are true, or is this a question best left alone?Oswestry, United Kingdom, August 07, 2015 --( PR.com )-- A new part time Anthropology of Religion course will be starting at North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Oswestry Campus in September; the new course is intended as a beginner’s introduction to the anthropology of religion.The new course will introduce students to the key themes, theories and approaches in the anthropology of religion.The final session concludes at the cutting-edge of contemporary anthropological theorising with the so-called ‘ontological turn.’ Should anthropologists be concerned with thinking about whether the beliefs of their informants are true, or is this a question best left alone?The Anthropology of Religion Course will begin Tuesday 15th September at NSC’s Oswestry Campus from 7.00pm to 9.00pm.