Online Ant 213 Anthropology of Magic, Witchcraft & Religion

The fifteen topics to be covered during the semester are indicated in the table below. 

A few weeks prior to the opening date of the course, some of the modules below will become hotlinks and you will be able to preview them.

Module 01 Orientation & Entrance Essay	Module 02 What constitutes religion? Western & nonwestern ideas.	Module 03 Is ritualized emotion the basis of religion?
Module 04 Is maintenance of social order the source of religion?		Module 05 Gender and religion...and Boudieu (Mon Dieu!)
Module 06 Magic, Power & Healing		Module 07 Whence misfortune? Gods, demons, witches, ancestors...
Module 08 Prohibitions, taboos & boundaries.		Module 09 Worship, symbols & the supernatural
Module 10 Religion crossing cultural boundaries	Module 11 Language, power & the supernatural	Module 12  How is religion passed on?
Module 13 Pilgrimages & Sacred Places.	Module 14 Prophets, visionaries and saints: Sources of assistance & change.	Module 15 Positioning religion(s) in nation states.

Revised 12/12/2002
 A. Habermacher