Course: Religious Studies

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Course title Religious Studies
Course code KFI/REHB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Demjančuková Dagmar, Mgr. et Bc. CSc.
  • Kaše Vojtěch, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Religion as an academic problem 2) Religion, nature, and culture 3) The study of religion and theology 4) The origins of the academic study of religion 5) Sociology of religion 6) Psychology of religion 7) Anthropology of religion 8) Historical study of religion 9) Religion in the evolutionary perspective 10) Theory of myth 11) Theory of ritual 12) New methods in the study of religion 13) The future of religion

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Seminar
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 38 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to orient herself/himself in world religions
to characterise the teaching of individual abrahamic religions
to enumerate characteristics of Christian spirituality and liturgy
to orient herself/himself in the main streams of Christianity
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
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe rationale and goals of sociology, psychology and anthropology of religion
to explain basic problems associated with the concept of religion
to describe some theories of myth and ritual
to summarize basic thoughts of selected classical scholars of the academic study of religion
Skills
to analyse religious phenomena from the perspective of sociology, psychology and anthropology of religion
to interpret religious sources by using theories from the academic study of religion
to analyse human religiously motivated behaviour by using insights from contemporary social sciences
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Self-study of literature
E-learning
Textual studies
Skills
Lecture
Seminar
Self-study of literature
E-learning
Textual studies
Competences
Lecture
Seminar
Self-study of literature
E-learning
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Skills
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Competences
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Horyna, Břetislav; Pavlincová, Helena. Dějiny religionistiky : antologie. Olomouc : Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2001. ISBN 80-7182-123-3.
  • Horyna, Břetislav. Úvod do religionistiky. 1. vyd. Praha : ISE, 1994. ISBN 80-85241-64-1.
  • Lužný, Dušan. Náboženství a moderní společnost : sociologické teorie modernizace a sekularizace ; Dušan Lužný. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 1999. ISBN 80-210-2224-8.
  • Martin, Craig. A critical introduction to the study of religion. Second edition. 2017. ISBN 978-0-415-41993-2.
  • Otto, Rudolf. Posvátno : iracionalita v ideji božství a její poměr k racionalitě. Praha : Vyšehrad, 1998. ISBN 80-7021-260-8.
  • Paden, William E. Bádání o posvátnu : náboženství ve spektru interpretací. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 2002. ISBN 80-210-2977-3.
  • Pals, Daniel L. Osm teorií náboženství. Vydání první. 2015. ISBN 978-80-905211-2-4.
  • Říčan, Pavel. Psychologie náboženství. 1. vyd. Praha : Portál, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-547-4.


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