FF:RLB367 Religious Rationalities: Read - Course Information

RLB367 Religious Rationalities: Readings

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Matouš Vencálek
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

( RLA06 Christianity I || RLKA06 Christianity I ) && ( RLA07 Christianity II || RLKA07 Christianity II )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/10

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Study of Religions (programme FF, B-HS)
• Study of Religions (programme FF, B-PH) (3)

Course objectives

The course aims at analytical work with literature from the thematic scope of the project “Religious Rationalities as a Factor of Cultural Change in European History” (https://is.muni.cz/auth/www/52251/racionality/rac.doc), which focuses on historical sociology and historical anthropology. Students submit a detailed analytical synopsis of a book, present the outcomes to other students in the course, put the outcomes into context, suggest their links to the current version of the project and to other literature, and actively participate in discussions.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students will be able to:

submit an analytical synopsis of a book from the field of historical anthropology, historical sociology, study of religions or a related discipline, addressing theoretical questions on the basis of specific material;

evaluate the contribution of the book, its limits, and its relationship to some other texts, theoretical approaches and schools of thought;

express directions in research opened by the book;

suggest a precise place of the acquired knowledge in a specific research project;

present the outcomes in the form of conference paper.

Syllabus

• Introduction, presentation of the project
• Presentation of literature and discussion I
• Presentation of literature and discussion II
• Presentation of literature and discussion III
• Presentation of literature and discussion IV
• Presentation of literature and discussion V
• Presentation of literature and discussion VI
• Presentation of literature and discussion VII
• Presentation of literature and discussion VIII
• Presentation of literature and discussion IX
• Presentation of literature and discussion X
• Presentation of literature and discussion XI

Literature

required literature
• https://is.muni.cz/auth/www/52251/racionality/rac.doc

recommended literature
• AVRAY, David L d. Medieval Religious Rationalities: A Weberian Analysis. Cambridge – New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. info

Teaching methods

Reading and work on the synopsis of a book, oral presentations, class discussions.

Assessment methods

Evaluated synopsis of a book (70 %), evaluated presentation(20 %), evaluated participation in discussions (10 %).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
  
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