This course will examine the nature and the use of magic, both positive and negative from the Graeco-Roman period to the present day. It will examine how and why magical ideology operated within Western cultures; how it interacted with religious and scientific ideologies; magical healing and harm; magical deviance and social control; the ritual process; the roles of magical practitioners; entities of the supernatural worlds; magic in history; and magical practice within contemporary culture. <br/>This course may not run if there are fewer than 20 enrolments. -- Course Website
Instructor: A/Prof R Strelan
