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2025 Winter > UGRD > anth > anth 367

Social and Cultural Perspectives on Witchcraft and Sorcery

Course #: anth 367

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.
Pre Requisites:
Pre-req = Sophomore standing or higher or permission of instructor

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 1155
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Worley,Barbara A On-line course
Session: WS1 3W
Class Dates: 01/06/2025 - 01/24/2025
Capacity: 25
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-req = Sophomore standing or higher or permission of instructor
Course Attributes: World Cultures