Indigenous Sacred Narratives
Religion and Culture · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Or Winter
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
REL-2803 prerequisites
Taking REL-2803 is a prerequisite for 8 courses directly.
Where REL-2803 counts
Counts toward 9 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- CJ 3-YEAR BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- CJ 4 YEAR BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- IL 3-YEAR BA IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
- IL 4-YEAR BA IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
- IL HONOURS BA IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
- IL HONOURS BA IN ANISHINAABEMOWIN
- REL 3-YEAR BA IN RELIGION & CULTURE
- REL 4-YEAR BA IN RELIGION & CULTURE
- REL HONOURS BA IN RELIGION & CULTURE
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
In Indigenous traditions, storytelling is an important means by which cultural values, traditional knowledge and worldviews are taught. In this course, students are introduced to the vast corpus of sacred narratives found in Indigenous religious traditions in the Americas. Narratives are examined to identify mythic themes/story types, human and non-human characters, cultural values, and traditional teachings. Indigenous and academic concepts are used to understand the importance and meaning of sacred narratives. Methodological and interpretive issues in the study of myth are explored.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.