RLB27 Primitive Religions

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2005
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jiří Sekerák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Mon 8:20–9:55 21
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
Abstract
Basic forms of primitive religiousness, their cultural contexts and main features of the "primitive mind" (magic, myth); a survey of the most significant concepts, methodological approaches and terminology, often shared with cultural anthropology (totemism, shamanism, animism, etc.).
Study resources and literature
  • LÉVI-STRAUSS, Claude. Myšlení přírodních národů. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1971, 398 s. info
  • LÉVI-STRAUSS, Claude. Totemizmus. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Chronos, 1998, 128 s. ISBN 80-967138-2-5. info
  • Náhradní obsah: Dupré, Wilhelm. Religion in primitive cultures: a study in ethnophilosophy. Paris - The Hague: Mouton 1975. 366 s. Religion and reason, vol. 9. ISBN 90-279-7531-0.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements (in Czech)
Vstupní podmínky zkoušky a kolokvia: (1) referát odevzdaný v písemné podobě.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Spring 2008, Autumn 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2005, recent)
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