RELI160D5

040605

An introduction to the religious history and contemporary religious diversity of the region currently known as the American Southwest. The religious landscape of this area includes the traditions of indigenous communities, Spanish colonial descendants, Mexican Americans, Anglos, and immigrants from around the globe. This class will take both an historical and thematic approach to religion in the Southwest exploring the role of religion in colonial expansion (Spain, Mexico, and the United States) and focusing on a variety of topics such as land-based spirituality, shrines, pilgrimage, folk saints, religious syncretism, and new religious movements.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

GE - GEDE (Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis), GE - T1-TRAD (Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures), GEED - BC (Gen Ed: Building Connections)

Must not have taken RELI 250