Course: Religious fundamentalism

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Course title Religious fundamentalism
Course code KFI/NFHB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Suchánek Drahomír, doc. PhDr. ThLic. Ph.D., Th.D.
Course content
Main lectured themes: Theoretical definition of religious fundamentalism Formation and the main manifestations of religious fundamentalism (the late 18th century) Religious fundamentalism is on the threshold of modern times Contemporary Christian fundamentalism Contemporary Islamic fundamentalism Jewish religious fundamentalism Japanese religious fundamentalism Sikh and Hindu religious fundamentalism Fundamentalism as part of globalization

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' self-study, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 42 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
Skills
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
Competences
N/A
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Students should be able to analyze the forms and transformations of religious fundamentalism, understand it in broader historical, social and religious contexts and recognize its main forms.
Skills
Students should be able to analyze the forms and transformations of religious fundamentalism, understand it in broader historical, social and religious contexts and recognize its main forms.
Competences
N/A
Students should be able to analyze the forms and transformations of religious fundamentalism, understand it in broader historical, social and religious contexts and recognize its main forms.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
assessment methods
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Barša, Pavel. Západ a islamismus : střet civilizací, nebo dialog kultur?. 1. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2001. ISBN 80-85959-96-8.
  • Juergensmeyer, Mark. Teror v mysli boží : globální vzestup náboženského násilí. 1. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7325-109-3.
  • Kepel, Gilles. Boží pomsta : křesťané, židé a muslimové znovu dobývají svět. Brno : Atlantis, 1996. ISBN 80-7108-120-5.
  • Kepel, Gilles. Válka v srdci islámu. Praha : Karolinum, 2006. ISBN 80-246-1217-8.
  • Mendel, M. S puškou a koránem. Orientální ústav AV ČR, Praha, 2008.
  • Mendel, Miloš. Islámská výzva : z dějin a současnosti politického islámu. Brno : Atlantis, 1994. ISBN 80-7108-088-8.
  • Ruthven, Malise. Fundamentalism: the search for meaning. Oxford, 2004. ISBN 978-0-19-284091-2.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Humanities (19-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Humanities (19-4) Category: Philosophy, theology 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer