RLB15 Baha'i

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
each odd Monday 14:10–15:45 zruseno D21
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 this course, students should be able to: understand and be able to explain developing of Baha'í from islam sect to universal religion, analyze basic ideas of Bahá'í and formulate main concepts in Bahá'í interpretation of politics, social system and inter-religious toleration.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic delimitation of Bahá'í movement - universal religion or islamic sect?
  • 2. Islam in 19th century - mesianism and conception of mahdi
  • 3. Sajjid Ali Muhammad (Báb) and babism
  • 4.Mizra Husajn Ali (Bahaullah) - Founder of movement
  • 5. Abbás Effendi (Abdulbaha and spread of movement
  • 6. Shawgí Efendi
  • 7. Basic ideas I - religious univerzalism, prophets
  • 8. Basic ideas II - religion and science, tradition and modernity
  • 9. Basic ideas III - concept of perfect society, universal language, gender, role of democracy
  • 10. Holy scriptures - Bayan, Kitab-i-Aqdas, Kitab-i-Iqan
  • 11. Ritual and calendar
  • 12. Bahá'í in the Czech Republic
  • 13. Final summary
Literature
  • PAVLINCOVÁ, Helena, Břetislav HORYNA, Miloš MENDEL and Dalibor PAPOUŠEK. Judaismus, křesťanství, islám (Judaism, Christianity, Islam). 2. přeprac. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2003, 664 pp. ---. ISBN 80-7182-165-9. info
  • CHRYSSIDES, George D. Exploring new religions. London: Continuum, 1999, x, 405. ISBN 0826459595. info
  • KROPÁČEK, Luboš. Duchovní cesty islámu [Kropáček, 1998]. Vyd. 2. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1998, 292 s., [1. ISBN 80-7021-287-X. info
  • BARRETT, David V. Sekty, kulty [a] alternativní náboženství. Translated by Dušan Zbavitel. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ivo Železný, 1998, 411 s., [8. ISBN 80-240-0066-0. info
  • MÜLLER, Zdeněk. Islám : historie a současnost : [náboženství, civilizace, společnost, ideologie, moderní svět a modernizace, islamismus]. Vyd. 1. Praha: NS Svoboda, 1997, 187 s. ISBN 8020505342. info
  • PETRÁČEK, Karel. Islám a obraty času. Praha: Svoboda, 1969. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, reading
Assessment methods
Contents of the semester:
Lectures, class discussions, final project.
Requirements for the colloquium:
Final project and its presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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 Spring 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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