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Social & Cultural Perspectives on Witchcraft & Sorcery

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
TBA
Online 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
TBA
Location
Online
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

Beliefs about people with extraordinary powers to cause harm or good are found in societies of different types and in different periods in history. This course examines such beliefs in a number of different cultural, geographical, and historical contexts in order to demonstrate ways in which anthropologists and other social scientists approach the more general problem of understanding the function of belief systems in human society.

Prerequisites

Sophomore standing or higher or permission of instructor

This course is closed for registration.

Course Details