RLB57 Religion in Global Culture

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
each even Friday 15:00–18:15 C34
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
a) define basic topics of contemporary sociology of religions;
b) identify key processes of globalization;
c) interpret postulates of theory of reflexive modernization;
d) analyze topics of religious violence;
e) formulate own arguments about topics of position of religions in contemporary world;
f) compare key approaches to topics globalization.
The course concentrates on contemporary sociological theories of religions, with special emphasis on theories of globalization. The focus is on the question of transformations of religiousness towards the end of 20th century. Students are introduced into the development of sociological theory of religions that has from the 1960s shifted from the theory of secularization to the theory of globalization. Attention is devoted to significant authors and works in this field of sociological inquiry.
The objective of the course is mastering a) knowledge about contemporary discussion on the character of globality, the process of globalisation and the position of religion in contemporary world; b) ability to grasp chosen religious phenomenons in a global context.
Syllabus
  • The process of globalization and its dimensions.
  • Individualization and reflexive modernization.
  • "The end of ideology" (F. Fukuyama).
  • "Clash of civilizations" (S. Huntington).
  • Multiculturalism.
  • Detraditionalization and the importance of tradition.
  • Religious nationalism.
Literature
  • JUERGENSMEYER, Mark. Teror v mysli boží : globální vzestup náboženského násilí. Translated by Tomáš Suchomel. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2007, 382 s. ISBN 9788073251093. info
  • FUKUYAMA, Francis. Velký rozvrat : lidská přirozenost a rekonstrukce společenského řádu. Translated by Alena Faltýsková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2006, 375 s. ISBN 8020014381. info
  • FUKUYAMA, Francis. Konec dějin a poslední člověk. Translated by Michal Prokop. Vyd. 1. Praha: Rybka Publishers, 2002, 379 s. ISBN 80-86182-27-4. info
  • HUNTINGTON, Samuel P. Střet civilizací :boj kultur a proměna světového řádu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Rybka Publishers, 2001, v, 447 s. ISBN 80-86182-49-5. info
  • JUERGENSMEYER, Mark. Terror in the mind of God : the global rise of religious violence. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000, xv, 316. ISBN 0520223012. info
  • BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Globalizace : důsledky pro člověka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1999, 157 s. ISBN 8020408177. info
  • LUŽNÝ, Dušan. Náboženství a moderní společnost: Sociologické teorie modernizace a sekularizace (Religion and Modern Society). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 183 pp. Religionistika, sv. 6. ISBN 80-210-2224-8. info
  • GIDDENS, Anthony. Důsledky modernity. Translated by Karel Müller. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1998, 195 s. ISBN 80-85850-62-1. info
  • HUNTINGTON, Samuel P. The clash of civilizations and the remaking of world order. 1st ed. New York: Touchstone book, 1997, 367 s. ISBN 0-684-81164-2. info
  • KEPEL, Gilles. Boží pomsta : křesťané, židé a muslimové znovu dobývají svět. Translated by Růžena Ostrá. 1. vyd. Brno: Atlantis, 1996, 182 s. ISBN 8071081205. info
  • BECK, Ulrich, Anthony GIDDENS and Scott LASH. Reflexive modernization : politics, tradition and aesthetics in the modern social order. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1994, viii, 225. ISBN 0-7456-1278-4. info
  • JUERGENSMEYER, Mark. The new Cold War? : religious nationalism confronts the secular state. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 1993, xiv, 292. ISBN 0520086511. info
  • FUKUYAMA, Francis. The end of history and the last man. London: Penguin Books, 1992, xxiii, 418. ISBN 0-14-013455-7. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, reading.
Assessment methods
Lectures, class discussion. The assesment of the course is by "kolokvium" - discussion on a student's text during which the student demostrates his knowledge of the given issue and the ability of a creatice and academic aprroach [the text requirements: 25 000 characters, bibliography, notes]
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: RLB31
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2006.
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