Magic, Witchcraft, Religion

For this class is to write a research paper (approximately 2,000 to 2,400
words). The paper may cover any element of Magic, Witchcraft, or Religion. The paper
MUST be focused on a specific population (a group of people). For example, you cannot
do a broad paper on the history of Christianity, but you may do something like “Jewish
Conversion to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition” or “The Council of Nicaea and
Codification of the Holy Trinity.” You have a lot of freedom to discuss nearly anything in
all of Time and Space, but freedom isn’t necessarily easy. The harder work may be
staying focused on a specific topic. Here are a few more acceptable types of paper:
• Comparative studies of how two populations engage a concept like Health or
Death (or how one population’s understanding changes over time).
• Portrayals of occult or supernatural practices in popular culture aimed at
teenagers (or any other group) in the U.S. or elsewhere.
• An examination of a particular cult and its beliefs.
• Prehistoric geometry of Stonehenge (or another site).
• The alliance of the Republican party with the Christian Coalition in the U.S.
In this paper, you should discuss the existing literature on the topic, as well as
present your own ideas and feelings regarding the subject matter. For references, you
may draw from any of the readings this semester on Blackboard, but you must also
incorporate a few sources from outside the class (at least 5 journal articles or books). You should cite your sources in either MLA, APA, or Chicago citation style in
your paper (I’m not picky on how you cite your sources, just as long as you are
consistent with your style throughout).

I want my essay to be about Jewish
Conversion to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition