RLB215 Religion in Poland

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Sedlářová
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
RLB215/Kombi01: Fri 20. 9. 8:00–9:40 B2.22, Fri 18. 10. 8:00–9:40 B2.22, Fri 15. 11. 8:00–9:40 B2.22, D. Václavík
RLB215/Prez01: each even Thursday 12:00–15:40 B2.23, D. Václavík
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( RLA06 Christianity I || RLKA06 Christianity I ) && ( RLA07 Christianity II || RLKA07 Christianity II )
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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of this course, students, should be able to: understand and be able to explain main trends and problems connected with religiosity in Poland, to formulate basic relation between Polish national identity and religion, to analyze religious interpretation of Polish national history, to delineate of changes in Catholic religiosity in Poland.
Syllabus
  • 0. Introduction to the course.
  • 1. Beginning of Polish Christianity I - christianization of Poland.
  • 2.Beginning of Polish Christianity II - Church and state under the rule of Boleslaw I, pagan reaction.
  • 3. Religion during 14th and 15h century - transformation of Polish Catholicism, s. Jadwiga, relation to the Lithuania.
  • 4. Religious plurality in early modern Poland I - Jews and judaism in Poland.
  • 5. Religious plurality in early modern Poland II - reformation in Poland.
  • 6. Religious plurality in early modern Poland III - Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Church, islam 7. Religion and creation of Polish national identity - Catholicism and nationalism.
  • 8. Religion and society in inter-war Poland.
  • 9. Clash with communist regime.
  • 10. Karol Wojtyla.
  • 11. Role of the Catholic Church in transformation of Polish society in 80's of 20th century.
  • 12. Religion and Polish society after 1989.
  • 13. Final summary
Literature
  • LUKOWSKI, Jerzy and W. H. ZAWADZKI. A concise history of Poland. Repr. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xviii, 317. ISBN 0521551099. info
  • WALSH, Michael. Jan Pavel II : [životopis]. Translated by Lenka Libosvárská - Jiří [anglista] Svoboda. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 1995, 301 s., [1. ISBN 80-85947-03-X. info
  • JASIENICA, Paweł. Polska Piastów, Polska Jagiellonów. Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1986, 1737 s. ISBN 83060015045. info
  • MELICHAR, Václav. Dějiny Polska. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1975, 570 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Critical reading of literal sources; lectures; group working
Assessment methods
Contents of the semester:
Lectures, class discussions, final test.
Requirements for the colloquium:
Final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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