RLBcB405 Religion and Violence

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Aleš Chalupa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Radek Kundt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. et Mgr. Miroslav Vrzal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Attila Kovács, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Nenadalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Matouš Vencálek (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Ondřej Pazdírek (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Špirk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, 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
Timetable
Mon 18:00–19:40 N41, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 250 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 119/250, only registered: 0/250, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/250
Course objectives
The course provides an introduction to the problems of religion and violence on several levels, including interreligious conflicts, as well as violence performed and institucionalized within particular religious traditions. The course is based on a wide definition of violence as not only physical act, but also as verbal or non-veral action of coersion. Particular lectures will deal with special cases of violence concerning various religious traditions all over the world from the antiquity to the very modern times.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student will be able to: - orient themselves to theoretical concepts related to religiously motivated violence; - understand the diversity and complexity of manifestations of violence in selected cases of religiously motivated violence; -understand the historical origins and significance of these phenomena within the framework of different traditions and cultures; - use terminology associated with selected phenomena
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory lesson - course and course completion requirements 2. Theories of religiously motivated violence in the context of religious studies 3. Violence in Ancient Religions I 4. Violence in Ancient Religions II 5. The Middle Ages and Religiously Motivated Violence I 6. The Middle Ages and religiously motivated violence II 7. Violence and Religion in the Modern Age I 8. Violence and religion in the modern period II 9. Manifestations of violence in modern religious traditions of the world 10. Violence and Alternative Spirituality I 11. Violence and Alternative Spirituality II 12. Final class
Literature
    required literature
  • Juergensmeyer, M. (2007). Teror v mysli boží : globální vzestup náboženského násilí (1. vyd.). Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury.
    recommended literature
  • Dumézil, G. (1997). Mýty a bohové Indoevropanů (1. vyd.). Oikoymenh.
  • Lincoln, B. (2012). Gods and demons, priests and scholars : critical explorations in the history of religions. The University of Chicago Press.
  • The Oxford handbook of religion and violence. Edited by Mark Juergensmeyer - Margo Kitts - Michael K. Jerryson. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013, xiii, 653. ISBN 9780199759996. info
  • The Blackwell companion to religion and violence. Edited by Andrew R. Murphy. This edition first published. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell, a John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication, 2011, viii, 615. ISBN 9781405191319. info
  • Cults, religion, and violence. Edited by David G. Bromley - J. Gordon Melton. 1st published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, xx, 249. ISBN 0521668980. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions.
Assessment methods
A written commentary to an assigned text, handed on time, is a necessary condition for the succesful completion of the course. Final written test contains 20 questions pertaining the course subject and the assigned literature. It is necessary to achieve 60% of correct answers in the test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět není určen studentům religionistiky.
Teacher's information
For a detailed course syllabus and graduation requirements, see the Course Study Materials. The interactive curriculum in IS serves as an electronic support for the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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