CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY I

Course objectives

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which related projects are activated; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

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EMILY PIERINI Lecturers' profile

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Course program
The course introduces the major theoretical and methodological developments in anthropology and its various areas of analysis. The first module of the course explores the main paradigms and methods of anthropology. The second module deepens the theoretical framework of the anthropology of religions by examining topics such as materiality, the relationship between religion and environment, the body and the self, gender, possession, symbols and ritual practices also in the context of transnational and global processes. The third module uses practical activities, including visual ethnography, to examine the relationship between religion, health and well-being, in order to appreciate the contribution of anthropology to interdisciplinary research in this field.
Books
1. Fabietti, U. 2020, Storia dell’Antropologia, Quarta Edizione, Bologna: Zanichelli. 2. Fabietti, U. 2014, Materia sacra. Corpi, oggetti, immagini, feticci nella pratica religiosa, Milano: Raffaello Cortina Editore. 3. Pierini, E. (a cura di) 2024, Vestire l’invisibile, Roma, Nuova Cultura.
  • Lesson code1055662
  • Academic year2024/2025
  • CourseHistory, Anthropology, Religions
  • CurriculumTeorie e pratiche dell'antropologia
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDM-DEA/01
  • CFU6
  • Subject areaDiscipline storiche, politiche, economiche e socio-antropologiche