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Lecturer(s)
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Kotherová Silvie, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Information about course, student's duties and way of completion of the course Ritualized behavior and hazard precaution system Seminar: Ritualized Action and Hazard Precaution System (Pascal Boyer and Pierre Liénard) Research of memory and autobiographical narratives (Morice Bloch) Seminar: Theory of Two Modes of Religiosity (Harvey Whitehouse) Religion as an evolutionary adaptation or by-product? Seminar: Religion as an evolutionary adaptation or by-product ? (lyrics by Richard Sosis) Costly signaling Seminar: Costly Signaling (Richard Sosis) Embodied cognition in the research of religion Seminar: Embodied Cognition in Religious Research (Edward Slingerland) Seminar / Lecture: Big Gods (Ara Norenzayan) Presentation of theses
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Learning outcomes of the course are to students become familiar with the main topics dealt with within the cognitive science of religion. Students will acquire the ability to read scientific books and articles in the field of CSR, and in the seminars, they will learn to discuss and argue with the authors over their conclusions and research. Students will also be systematically led to critical scientific thinking in a written commentary on topics such as the theory of ritualized behavior from an evolutionary perspective, or the importance of embodied cognition in religious research.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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form of completion of the course: 6 short assessment to the seminar texts Seminar paper 20 min presentation of theses of seminar paper Oral exam - discussion over seminar paper
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Recommended literature
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ATRAN, Scott. (2004). In gods we trust : the evolutionary landscape of religion. Oxford Univ. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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BARRETT, Louise, R. I. M. DUNBAR a John LYCETT. (2007). Evoluční psychologie člověka.. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál.
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BOYER, Pascal. (2002). Religion explained : the human insticts that fashion gods, spirits and ancestors.. London: Vintage Books.
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NORENZAYAN, Ara. (2013). Big gods : how religion transformed cooperation and conflict.. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
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PYYSIÄINEN, Ilkka. (2003). How religion works : towards a new cognitive science of religion. Leiden: Brill.
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