ANTH 630 Sacred Cities of the World

From the Stonehenge to Mecca, the towers of ancient Sumer to sites of pilgrimage and royal cities, Machu Picchu to Cambodia's Angkor Wat, cosmic sites have been the pinnacle or nexus of many cultures and civilizations. This course examines and compares the sacred symbolism of built environments where sacred and mundane meet and intertwine in the world.