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Soul And Cosmos In The Native Americas

Instructor:
Shannon Plank
334
Credits:
3.0
001
Building:
Lafferty Hall
Room:
Rm.213
Semester:
Spring 2023
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Soul And Cosmos In The Native Americas
Class Type:
LEC
9:30 am
10:45 am
Days:
TR

This course examines Native American cosmologies across space and time from the perspectives of ontology and epistemology, with a focus on concepts of soul and personhood. Students develop an empathetic understanding of the contours of indigenous universes and how these intersect with the socio-political dynamics that shape Native lives within modern nation-states.

This course examines Native American cosmologies across space and time from the perspectives of ontology and epistemology, with a focus on concepts of soul and personhood. Students develop an empathetic understanding of the contours of indigenous universes and how these intersect with the socio-political dynamics that shape Native lives within modern nation-states.

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