RLB301 Proseminar for the Introduction to the Study of Religions

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Aleš Chalupa, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
RLB301/P1: each even Monday 10:00–11:35 G24, A. Chalupa
RLB301/P2: each odd Monday 10:00–11:35 G24, A. Chalupa
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( RLA01 Introduction to Religion )
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
Course objectives
The course expands the subject matter of the course Introduction to the Study of Religions. The seminars concentrate on key problems of the academic study of Religions that are mentioned in the Introduction, but cannot be (due to the limited time) exhaustively discussed. Seminars concern both practical problems of scientific work (citation systems, bibliographies, instruction about libraries, scientific journals, electronic resources etc.) and actual questions of theory, methodology and terminology of the Study of Religion.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
After the successful completion of the course students should:
- understand differences between scientific Study of Religions and theology and know the position of the Study of Religions among related scientific subject fields
- be able to read critically our historical sources as well as scientific texts and to interpret them accordingly
- know the terminology used in the Study of Religions and basic rules of the academic writing
Syllabus
  • The course is taught in two seminar groups (alternately in odd and even weeks) 0. Introductory Instructions; Seminar 1. Formal Requirements of Academic Writing; Seminar 2. Practical Problems of Scientific Work: Bibliography and Processing of Information; Seminar 3. Scientific Study of Religions and Theology; Seminar 4. Definitions of Religion; Seminar 5. Typology of Religions; Seminar 6. Hermeneutics and Phenomenology of Religion.
Literature
  • MCCUTCHEON, Russell T. Studying religion : an introduction. First published. London: Equinox, 2007, xiv, 206. ISBN 9781845530129. info
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga and Alena MILTOVÁ. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách :několik zásad pro začátečníky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 209 s. ISBN 8086429407. info
  • PADEN, William E. Bádání o posvátnu. Náboženství ve spektru interpretací. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 179 pp. ISBN 80-210-2977-3. info
  • WAARDENBURG, Jacques, Břetislav HORYNA and Dalibor ANTALÍK. Jacques Waardenburg, Bohové zblízka. Systematický úvod do religionistiky. Překlad Břetislav Horyna a Dalibor Antalík. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1996, 154 pp. ISBN 80-210-1445-8. info
  • HORYNA, Břetislav. Úvod do religionistiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1994, 131 s. ISBN 80-85241-64-1. info
Assessment methods
Contents of the semester:
Seminars and class discussions. Reading of texts concerning themes of individual seminars is required.
Conditions for the successful completion of the course:
1) sufficient attendance at seminars (5 from 6); 2) in time submission of 4 position papers (from seminar 3 up to seminar 6).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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