RLAB02 Primitive Religions

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jiří Sekerák, Ph.D. (lecturer), Hana Holmanová (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Wed 9:10–9:55 21, Wed 10:00–10:45 21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Basic forms of primitive religiousness, their cultural contexts and main features of the "primitive mind" (magic, myth); a survey of the most significant concepts, methodological approaches and terminology, often shared with cultural anthropology (totemism, shamanism, animism, etc.).
Literature
  • LÉVI-STRAUSS, Claude. Myšlení přírodních národů. Online. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1971. 398 s. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • LÉVI-STRAUSS, Claude. Totemizmus. Online. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Chronos, 1998. 128 s. ISBN 80-967138-2-5. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • Náhradní obsah: Dupré, Wilhelm. Religion in primitive cultures: a study in ethnophilosophy. Paris - The Hague: Mouton 1975. 366 s. Religion and reason, vol. 9. ISBN 90-279-7531-0.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Vstupní podmínky zkoušky a kolokvia: (1) referát odevzdaný v písemné podobě.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004.
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