SAN666 Children, Madmen, and Witchcraft

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Jakub Grygar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Martin Kanovský, PhD. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Eva Šlesingerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Eva Šlesingerová, Ph.D.
Division of Social Anthropology – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Eva Šlesingerová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 1. 10. to Fri 18. 12. Thu 16:00–17:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/200, only registered: 0/200, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/200
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Understanding and explaining of subversive concepts of ab-normal identities.
Syllabus
  • Child cultures, children in anthropology and psychology
  • Children and cultural learning
  • Child representation of the race
  • Irrationality of rationality
  • The Devil and Jennees
  • The Shift of the Madmen.
  • Vampires, medicinmen and the hospital.
  • Witchcraft as the ethical praxis. European and african witchcraft
  • Exorcism today
Literature
  • BOWIE, Fiona. The anthropology of religion : an introduction. 2nd ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Pub., 2006, x, 332. ISBN 140512105X. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
final test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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