ETMB43 Antropology religion

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Giuseppe Maiello, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Alena Křížová, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to present various aspects of how people perceive religion and which changes are in the western society related to the religion
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the discipline: comparative approach to the history of religion and the contribution of the Anthropology
  • The oldest human postmortem perceptions: from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic
  • Interpretation of the oldest symbols in arts
  • Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China and America religions
  • Balkan and Egyptian roots of Greek religion
  • Religion of the Celts, Germans and Balts. Specificity of the "ancient Slavs". The religion of northern Asians
  • monotheism
  • religious intolerance
  • Ethnic religions in the 21st century
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015.
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