Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 21A.211 (Fall 2003) 
• Course Title:
• Magic, Witchcraft, and the Spirit World 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Anthropology 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. James Howe 
• Course Introduction:
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  21A.211 Magic, Witchcraft, and the Spirit World
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2003

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features a complete reading list and all assignments.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  Spiritual, magical, and "occult" aspects of human behavior in anthropological and historical perspective: magic, ritual curing, trance, spirit possession, sorcery, and accusations of witchcraft. Material drawn from traditional nonwestern societies, medieval and early modern Europe, and colonial and contemporary North America.

  
  

  *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.