Anthropology of religion WT-SST-ARE

1 Basic concepts and literature
2. General characteristics of traditional societies.
3. Legal system and social structure of traditional communities.
4. Characteristics of traditional thinking.
5. Attempts to characterize traditional religions.
6. The most important schools and tendencies of interpretation of traditional religions.
7. Totemism and shamanism.
8. Characteristics of the religions of pastoral peoples.
9. Characteristics of the religions of agricultural peoples.
10. importance of rituals.
11. Rites of passage.
12. Transformations in traditional religions.
13. New religious movements in traditional communities.
14. Afro-Christian movements.
15. Traditional religions and politics.