AN-S01 Anthropology of Religion

Course Code: AN-S01 · Status: Group A — Launch Priority (shell)

Overview

An introduction to the anthropological study of religion as lived experience — ritual, belief, authority, and moral life — including Islam and digital religion.

Why This Course Matters

It equips learners to study religion respectfully and analytically without reducing it to stereotype.

Target Learners

Students, educators, researchers, and religious-studies scholars.

Prerequisites

AN-F01, AN-F02 recommended.

Measurable Learning Outcomes

• Study religion as lived experience
• Analyze ritual, belief, and authority
• Approach Islam and other traditions respectfully
• Consider digital religion
• Distinguish description from judgment

Module Structure

• Module 0 — Start Here
• Module 1 — Religion as Lived Experience
• Module 2 — Ritual, Authority, and Digital Religion
• Module 3 — Applied Project: Ritual Analysis

Assessment

Knowledge checks, applied exercises, and a final applied/ethnographic project. Not limited to multiple-choice.

Certificate

Contributes to the relevant Certificate. Prefix KBA13-. Non-degree.

Ethics & Fieldwork Notice

Fieldwork and virtual fieldwork follow the School’s mandatory ethics policies. No fabricated participants, interviews, posts, or quotations. Completing the course does not grant ethics approval.

Responsible AI

Developed with AI assistance, subject to human review. AI never invents field notes, participants, posts, comments, quotations, or findings.

Related Pathway

Pathway 4 — Anthropology of Religion

Instructor

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Enrollment

Price: Owner Approval Required. Enrollment disabled until reviewed.

Content Status: DRAFT — Full shell; lessons under construction. · AI-assisted; human academic/ethics/fieldwork/source review pending. Non-degree. INSTRUCTOR PENDING OWNER CONFIRMATION.