REL 3309 - Indigenous Religions

Credits: 4
This course will examine in detail selected practices and beliefs among indigenous peoples, such as Native Americans/First Nation peoples and indigenous peoples of central and south America, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, the Pacific and the circumpolar region, as well as among from places like Africa and South Asia, where the label “indigenous” fits less comfortably but has nevertheless been used. In examining these practices and beliefs, it will also reflect critically on the global discourse of indigeneity that has been developing since the 1980’s and the results it has had, not only for the people classified as indigenous and their religious practices but also in the study of religions.
McDaniel Plan: International Non-Western and Writing in the Discipline