307407 (v.1) Anthropology 330 - Witches, Sangomas and Heretics - Demonisation in Theory and Practice

Area:

Department of Social Sciences

Credits:

50.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

12691 (v.2) History 330 - Witches, Sangomas and Heretics - Demonization in Theory and Practice

Prerequisite(s):

1973 (v.4) Anthropology 112 - Social and Cultural Anthropology in a Changing World or any previous version
AND
7367 (v.4) Anthropology 111 - The Anthropological Imagination or any previous version

Syllabus:

Draws on material from across the social sciences to examine events of demonisation, heretic and witch hunting and finding from c1100 to the present, focused on Africa, Europe and Asia, but not excluding materials from other periods and areas. It seeks to engage students in a self directed learning framework within which they will explore issues of social control, ordering and gendering, while utilising a variety of theoretical frameworks.

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit, students will have developed and extended their skills in - Problem definition and problem analysis. Library and internet research skills. Verbal and written presentation skills (on line and off line). Capacity to work collaboratively in small groups and larger teams. Capacity to work with a substantial quantity and diverse range of research materials. Capacity to work collaboratively in small groups and larger teams.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Briggs, R., (1996), Witches and Neighbours: The Social and Cultural Context of Eurpopean Witchcraft, Viking, New York. Cohn, N., (2000), Europes Inner Demons: An Enquiry Inspired by the Great Witch Hunt, University Chicago Press, Chicago. Comaroff, J.,and Comaroff, J., (1993), Modernity and Its Malcontents: Ritual and Power in Postcolonial Africa, Chicago University Press, Chicago. Evans-Pritchard, E.E. (1937), Witchcraft, Oracles and magic among the Azande, Clarendon, Oxford. Hester, M, (1992), Lewd Women and Wicked Witches: A STudy of the Dynamics of Male Domination. Routledge, London. Jennings, J. and Kempe-Welch, A., (eds), (1997), Intellectuals in politics: From the Dreyfus Affair to the Rushdie Affair, Routledge, London. Levack, B.P., (ed), (1992), Witch Hunting in Continental Europe: Local and Regional Studies, Garland, New York.

Unit Texts:

Geschiere, P., (1997), The Modernity of Witchcraft: Politics and the Occult in Post-Colonial Africa. University Press of Virgninia, Charlottesville. Roper, L. (1994), Oedipus and the Devil: Witchcraft, Sexuality and Relition in Early Modern France, Routledge, London.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Essay (with associated exercises) 60%. Workshop and online reading and discussion groups/participation 40% This is by grade/mark assessment. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y		Y