Class African-American Religious Traditions

The African-American Religious Traditions U.C. enables students to acquire knowledge for better intercultural and interreligious coexistence.

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Content Description 1. Religious Traditions in Central, West, and North Africa Unifying and Divergent Characteristics 2. The African Diaspora in the New World and African-American Religious Traditions Characteristics Present in Afro-Indigenous, Afro-Christian, and Afro-Islamic Religions.

Teaching methodology: oral presentation of content; reading and discussion of texts; debate; presentation of archival and multimedia materials; sharing of documents via an e-learning platform; presentation of book reviews. Assessment: Assessment will consist of three phases: a written presentation of a review of an academic article in class (20%); a written analysis of a film (20%); and a written essay on a topic related to the course unit and to be determined during the sessions (60%).

ANDREWS, George Reid; LA FUENTE, Alejandro de. Estudos afro-latino-americanos: uma introdução. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires : CLACSO, 2011. ISBN 978-987-722-378-1 BASTIDE, Roger. As Américas Negras. São Paulo: Difusora Européia do Livro, 1974. SILVA, Vagner Gonçalves da;OLIVEIRA, Rosenilton Silva de; SILVA NETO, José Pedro da. Alaiandê Xirê: desafios da cultura religiosa afro-americana no Século XXI . São Paulo: FEUSP, 2019. ISBN:978-65-5013-006-0