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Dec 08, 2024
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American University Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ANTH-331 Taboos (3) Exploration of those persons, items, experiences, and acts which so frighten and repel humans that they try to prohibit them. Includes discussion of subjects rich in taboo and sensitivity including sexuality, witchcraft, cannibalism, human-animal relations, madness, and death. Why taboos emerge, how they are enforced, and when they are violated. Prerequisite: ANTH-251 .
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