ANTH 9 - Magic, Witchcraft, Ritual, Myth and Religion

    Recent Professors
    Priscilla Magadalene Loforte, Matthew S. Archer, Sohnya S. Castorena, Robyn E. Fayko
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    6.0Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of ANTH 9
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4A · CSU GE Area D1
    Description
    Exploration of people’s religious and spiritual lives around the world and through time. Comparative analysis of the forms and functions of myths, symbols, and rituals as well as religious specialists, institutions, and movements. Examination of cross-cultural cases of altered states of consciousness, medicines, ancestor veneration, spirit possession, divination, witchcraft, monsters, haunting, and other phenomenon which connect with religious worlds. Addresses religious dimensions of power and control as well as the relationship between religious and sociocultural change. (CSU, UC)
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 11:00am–12:20pm, Tue Thu 2:00pm–3:20pm