ETKA09 Spiritual Culture

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Roman Doušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Timetable
Fri 30. 9. 10:50–12:25 J31, Fri 21. 10. 10:50–12:25 J31, Fri 11. 11. 10:50–12:25 J31, Fri 2. 12. 10:50–12:25 J31
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
At the end of the course the students should be able to define and interpret selected concepts of ethnology of religion. The students should be able to discuss this subject from ethnological point of view.
Syllabus
  • Specification of the subjects of interest ethnological research; methodology
  • Definition of religion
  • Classification of religion
  • Shamanism
  • Totemism
  • Mana, tabu, animism, animatism, fetishism Magic
  • Myth
  • Ritual
  • Sorcery, witchcraft
  • Syncretism
Literature
  • BOWIE, Fiona. Antropologie náboženství. Online. Translated by Vladimír Petkevič. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2008. 335 s. ISBN 9788073673789. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010.
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