RELG 3360

Conquests and Religions in the Americas, 1400s-1830s

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Course Description

Beginning with Islamic-ruled Spain and the Aztec and Incan empires, the course examines historical changes in the religious practices of indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans and European settlers in Latin America and the Caribbean under European colonization and the transatlantic slave trade. Topics include: religious violence, human sacrifice, the Inquisition; missions; race, gender and sexuality; slavery, revolts, revolutions, nationalism.


  • Jalane Schmidt

     Rating

     Difficulty

    3.30

     GPA

    3.22

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Fall 2018