SW259 - Ritual and Medicine of the Southwest

This course introduces students to the medicinal-ritual practices of indigenous communities in the US Southwest and Mexico. Through an integration of the anthropology of drugs, the anthropology of religion, ethnobotany, and medical anthropology, students will interrogate the interconnectedness of science, medicine, and expressive culture in the Southwest context. Meets the Equity and Power: EPG requirement. Meets the Equity and Power: EPUS requirement.

Degree requirement — Equity and Power: EPG, Equity and Power: EPUS

1 unit — Guerra

Offerings

Term Block Title Instructor Location Student Limit/Available Updated
Fall 2024 Block 1 Ritual and Medicine of the Southwest Santiago Guerra Palmer Hall 123 25 / -1 11/04/2024
Summer 2025 Block A Ritual and Medicine of the So Santiago Guerra TBA 25 / 25 11/04/2024
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