COURSE ID: CMLT(ANTH) 3190
TITLES
| Course Title: Myth in Culture Course Computer Title: MYTH IN CULTURE |
COURSE DESCRIPTION (must be 50 words or less)
Literary and anthropological approaches to the study of myth in culture.
GRADING SYSTEM
| A-F (Traditional) |
CREDIT HOURS AND LECTURE/LAB/DISCUSSION HOURS
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FIXED |
VARIABLE | ||||
| Credit Hours | 3 | ||||
| Lecture Hours | 3 | ||||
NON-TRADITIONAL FORMAT(if lecture/lab hours or lecture/discussion hours are fewer than credit hours, please justify)
REPEAT POLICY
| Course cannot be repeated for credit |
DUPLICATE CREDIT STATEMENT(do not list quarter course IDs)
The course will not be open to students who have credit in the following courses:
REQUIRED PREREQUISITES
PREREQUISITE OR COREQUISITE COURSES
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PRIMARY DELIVERY MECHANISM (select only one):
| Lecture |
COURSE WILL BE OFFERED
| Course will not be offered on a regular basis |
EFFECTIVE SEMESTER AND YEAR OF CURRENT VERSION OF COURSE
Fall 1998
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE SYLLABUS
COURSE OBJECTIVES OR EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
To introduce students to:
1) literary and anthropological approaches to myth;
2) theories of myth and its role in culture;
3) ethnographic field work techniques:
4) technical vocabularies of literary criticism and anthropological research.
TOPICAL OUTLINE
Introduction to literary and anthropological approaches to myth, from both a theoretical and a practical standpoint. Reading of well-known texts on myth by literary critics and anthropologists will be coordinated with an in-depth analysis of a large body of Austronesian myths.
1. Introduction.
Concept of Culture; Concept of Myth
2 - 3 The Yami and their Habitat
-general location
-climate
-population
-subsistence
4 -5 The Structure of Myth
- models of human behavior.
- verbal art
- foundations of oral literature
6 -7. Myth and Ritual
8 Review
9 -10. The Song of the Ancestors
-a case study based on a myth
11-12 The Creation Myth of Iranmilek
-genesis
-farming fishing
13-14 The Creation Myth of Iranmilek
-manufactures
-scheduling
15-16 The Creation Myth of Iralalay
-cooperation
-organized groups
17-18 The Creation Myth of Iralalay
-residence
-social and political organization
19. The Creation Myth of Yayo
-marriage
-ownership
20. The Creation Myth of Yayo
-leadership
-territoriality
21 The Creation Myth of Ivalino
-ceremonial life
-calendar
22. Mythology and Ontology
-the Song of the Ancestors and
the concept of the Supreme Being
23. Belief System
24 Belief System
-the Yami pantheon
25. Belief System
-magic
-taboo
26. Belief System
-deviners
27 Theme and Motif Variation in Yami Mythology
28 Genre as a Valid Taxonomic Tool
29 Genre Change and Subsistence
30 Review
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