Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4A · CSU GE Area D1Description(No prerequisite.) This course surveys belief systems and folklore from a cross cultural perspective. It asks: What do we know about the origins of belief systems? Why do people in most societies believe in unseen spirits and powers? How do people use supernatural or special powers to gain control over their own lives or the lives of others? What is the subdiscipline of folklore and how does it relate to the subject matter and to anthropology as a whole? Examples are drawn from a wide variety of cultural areas. (CSU/UC) AA/AS COM GE Area 4, Cal-GETC Area 4 (formerly AA/AS Area B, CSU Area D, IGETC Area 4)Usually HeldTue Thu 11:10am–12:30pm 