Course: Approaches to the History of Religion

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Course title Approaches to the History of Religion
Course code KFI/DNHB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Špiclová Zdeňka, Mgr. et. Mgr. et. Bc. Ph.D.
  • Kaše Vojtěch, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) The concept of the History of Religions 2) Religion in human prehistory 3) Religion in Antiquity 4) "Axial Age" 5) The concept of World Religions 6) Abrahamic religions 7) The formation of Judaism 8) The formation of Christianity 9) The formation of Islam 10) Abrahamic religions and the concept of sacred text 11) Religion of Europe before the advent of Christianity 12) Christianity and "Paganism" 13) Secularization

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Self-study of literature
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 48 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to enumerate the most widespread religious tradition of the world
to enumerate basic characteristics of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
to describe main epochs of human cultural history
Skills
to search for scientific literature
to understand the text, i.e. summarize the essential content and report on it
to read in English
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to orient herself/himself in world religions
to characterise the teaching of individual abrahamic religions
Skills
to analyze both similarities and differences between individual religious traditions
to interpret religious source texts from a historical perspective
to search for high-quality information concerning history of individual religious traditions
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Skills
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Competences
Lecture
Seminar
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Skills
Combined exam
Seminar work
Competences
Oral exam
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Bible : Písmo svaté Starého a Nového zákona (včetně deuterokanonických knih) : český ekumenický překlad ; [přeložily Ekumenické komise pro Starý a Nový zákon]. 7. přeprac. vyd. Praha : Česká biblická společnost, 1996. ISBN 80-85810-11-5.
  • korán.
  • Bellah, Robert. Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age. Cambridge, MA - London, 2011. ISBN 978- 0- 674- 0614.
  • Demjančuková, Dagmar; Špilerová, Štěpánka. Čítanka dějin náboženství. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2006. ISBN 80-86898-77-6.
  • Pavlincová, Helena; Horyna, Břetislav. Judaismus, křesťanství, islám. Olomouc : Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2003. ISBN 80-7182-165-9.
  • Stroumsa, Guy G. The Making of the Abrahamic Religions in Late Antiquity. New York, 2015. ISBN 9780198738862.
  • Štampach, Odilo Ivan. Přehled religionistiky. Praha : Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-384-0.


Study plans that include the course
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