INQ-377 | Civilizations of Pre-Columbian Mexico: Indigenous Culture in Yucatan Peninsula

Crosslisted As: SOCI377, SPAN377

Topic Description:

An examination of Mexico’s pre-Columbian roots and the relevance of indigenous culture to contemporary Mexican society. The course provides a survey of Mesoamerican communities in Mexico while focusing on indigenous ideology. Of primary interest will be the cultural traditions of Mayan society as observed in art, language, architecture, and cosmology. This course will familiarize students with the indigenous diversity of Mexico and the power of ideology to both the ancient and contemporary world. Course taught in Spanish and English.

Course Types Offered: Travel

Topic Approved: April 2008