The Anthropology of Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion 3.0 UNITS

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This course is a cross-cultural study of the forms and functions of supernatural beliefs and associated rituals in primarily nonwestern societies. Emphasis is on understanding beliefs and rituals involved in animism, individualistic cults, shamanism, totemism, ancestor worship and witchcraft within their social contexts and within the larger scope of religion and human life.