One American university has turned to the dark side in a big way. Curriculum includes "Witches, Demons, Satanism, Sorcerers and the Undead".
The UB [Buffalo] faculty specializations range from satanic practice, black magic and cultural monstrosities (like serial killers) to "real" and imagined vampires and zombies, as well as the bizarre Spanish gothic period in which our fascination with the utterly horrible is grounded.
One expert includes greedy bankers and environmentally destructive corporations among the monsters of our time.
Check out scholars there like John Edgar Browning, David Schmid, Phillips Stevens Jr., and David Castillo. Infocult salutes them!
(thanks to Steven Kaye)
Back in my undergrad days (late 80s, early 90s), I took a course called "The History of Science, Magic, Witchcraft and Religion". It was surprisingly relevant. Doesn't sound as dark as this course, but I think it was actually a pretty important course because of the analysis of topics that form the basis of our shared mythology etc...
Posted by: D'Arcy Norman | October 27, 2011 at 10:38