FF:PHV152 Elements of Religious Studies - Course Information
PHV152 Elements of Religious Studies
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Mon 14:00–15:40 A11, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ! PH01100 Found. of Acad. Study of Rel.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 23 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The main objective of the course is to introduce students to the basic concepts, problems, subjects and methods of the scientific study of religions.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of this course the student will be able to: - understand the general principles of the academic study of religions - explain the basic terms of academic study of religions - use the information to work independently - interpret the selected academic texts.
- Syllabus
- Introduction, literature
- Why to study religions? What are we studying? - definition of religion
- How to study religion? - different approaches
- Christianity and topics for study
- Islam and topics for study
- Hinduism and topics for study
- Buddhism and topics for study
- Konfucianism and daoism and topics for study
- Šinto and topics for study
- Non-traditional religiosity in Czech society
- Presentation of topics of seminar papers
- Presentation of topics of seminar papers
- Literature
- required literature
- WAARDENBURG, Jacques. Bohové zblízka : systematický úvod do religionistiky : Des dieus qui se rapprochent : introduction systématique a la science des religions (Orig.) : Religionen und Religion : systematische Einführung in die Religionswissenschaft (Orig.). Translated by Břetislav Horyna - Dalibor Antalík. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 163 s. ISBN 80-210-1445-8. info
- recommended literature
- LUŽNÝ, Dušan. Nová náboženská hnutí (New Religious Movements.). Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1997, 181 pp. sv. 3. ISBN 80-210-1645-0. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, class discussion, reading, presentation, seminar papers
- Assessment methods
- presentation, seminar paper
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinovaná forma: 16 hodin/semestr.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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