Religions of Mesoamerica
ANTHRO 2040
Subject & Catalog Number
Jointly Offered with:
Harvard Divinity School as HDS 3154,
Faculty of Arts & Sciences as RELIGION 1010
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Description
A study of the history, mythologies, ritual practices of the urban centers of Maya, Aztec and Toltec traditions in pre-Hispanic and early colonial Mesoamerica. Attention to the archaeology of these traditions as carried out by Mexican and other archaeologists. Working with pre-Hispanic and colonial codices such as the Codex Laud, Codex Mendoza, Mapa de Cuauhtinchan and the Digital Florentine Codex is a highlight of the course. Visits to the collections in the Peabody Museum at Harvard.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Anthropology
Course Component
Seminar
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
N/A
Course Level
Primarily for Graduate Students
