RLBcA023 Religion in Historical and Comparative Perspectives

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Dr. phil. Anna Michalík Kvíčalová, MA (lecturer)
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Iva Doležalová (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Glomb, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kristýna Čižmářová
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLBcA013 Introduction to Research
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is a practical introduction in the basic procedures of historical research and critical comparison in the study of religions. Students gradually proceed from a basic bibliographic search through basics of textual and source criticism to a research project proposal. Students who pass the exam then follow this research project proposal and submit an essay.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to:
  • perform and gradually deepen a bibliographic search using different resources and tools (efficient search on the internet, in library catalogues and databases of electronic resources; using footnotes of relevant contributions; searching for reviews; etc.);
  • distinguish sources from secondary literature;
  • understand the problem of genesis and tradition of a text (on a basic level);
  • use some basic concepts of textual criticism;
  • use the basics of source criticism in the interpretation of textual sources;
  • design and conduct a systematic critical comparison of two textual sources or their passages.
    • Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Historical approach in the study of religions
    • Bibliografic search
    • Organization of information in research
    • Genesis and tradition of a text, textual criticism
    • Source criticism
    • Basics of the comparative approach
    • How to write a comparative research project proposal
    • Discussion about research project proposals I
    • Discussion about research project proposals II
    • Discussion about research project proposals III
    • Discussion about research project proposals IV
    Literature
      recommended literature
    • STORCHOVÁ, Lucie. Koncepty a dějiny: Proměny pojmů v současné historické vědě. Praha: Scriptorium, 2015. info
    • RÜPKE, Jörg. Historische Religionswissenschaft : eine Einführung. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 2007, 222 s. ISBN 9783170197961. info
    • VAŠÁK, Pavel. Textologie :teorie a ediční praxe. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 235 s. ISBN 80-7066-638-2. info
    • ČEŠKA, Josef. Textová kritika ve filologické praxi. Vyd. 1. Brno: UJEP Brno, 1973, 70 s. info
    Teaching methods
    Lectures, practical training, submissions (bibliographic search, excercise in textual and source criticism, research project proposal, essay).
    Assessment methods
    Bibliographic search (10 %), excercise to textual and source criticism (15 %), research project proposal (25 %), written essay (40 %) and its oral presentation (10 %). For colloquium, the final assignment is the research project proposal (i.e., the essay is not required for colloquium).
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    Information on completion of the course: Posluchači religionistiky povinně ukončují zkouškou.
    The course is taught annually.
    The course is taught: every week.
    Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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