REL 376 Religion in Latin America
This course introduces students to the dynamic history of religion in Latin America. Widely perceived to be a Catholic region, Latin America has never been unified in its religion. Instead, Latin American religion has been a site of contest, compromise, and creation. These struggles have taken place both between and within religious groups. In the modern period, religious pluralism has become more prominent in Latin America as millions of Latin Americans seek to recover pre-Christian African and Native American traditions and millions more turn their attention to new religious options like Pentecostalism. Students will draw on lectures, discussions, primary and secondary source readings, visual media, and participant-observation in order to better understand the ideas and issues that characterize religion in Latin America.
Cross Listed Courses
HIS 371