Recent SemestersSpring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025Class Size45 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4A · CSU GE Area D1 · UCTCA Area 4A · UCTCA Area UC-B · UCTCA Area UCTCA · UCTCA Area 4DescriptionESL 188 A cross-cultural exploration of supernatural belief systems focusing on small-scale cultures; the history, theory, and methods of the anthropol- ogy of religion; the dynamics of myth, superstition, possession, altered states of consciousness, witchcraft, magic, rituals, taboos, cults, and sects. UC/CSUUsually HeldTue Thu 2:10pm–3:25pm, Mon Wed 2:10pm–3:25pm