KEY POINTS:
Magic and Witchcraft, is a 100-level extramural paper offered this semester at the university's school of history, philosophy and classics.
The 120 students enrolled in the paper studied the use of sorcery in the classical world, medieval and early modern times and in colonial Maori culture.
For the first assignment students had to create a magical curse tablet or erotic charm - however, the fanciful assignments have to be backed up with research.
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