Course: Religions of the World

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Course title Religions of the World
Course code KSA/NASVE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kotherová Silvie, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
o Academic study of the history of religious thought. o Christianity. o Judaism. o Islam. o Hinduism. o Buddhism. o Shinto. o Confucianism o Taoism. o Sikhism. o Baha'i.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course introduces the fundamentals of the current selected religions and also takes into account their importance and understanding within the European spiritual and cultural traditions. The aim is to provide a systematic insight into the study of the history of religions from historical, sociological and anthropological perspectives, and the main attention is paid to teachings, cults and organizations of particular religious systems.
After successfully completing the course, students will be able to name the essential character of the selected religion; demonstrate knowledge of religious phenomena in modern societies; discuss the strengths and weaknesses of historical, sociological and anthropological research of religion.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Filipi, P. Křesťanstvo: historie, statistika, charakteristika křesťanských církví. 1. vyd. Brno: CDK, 1996..
  • Kropáček, L.:. Duchovní cesty islámu. 3., dopl. vyd. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2003..
  • Lopez, D.:. Příběh buddhismu. Průvodce dějinami buddhismu a jeho učením. Brno: Barrister and Principal, 2003..
  • Pavlincová, H.:. Judaismus, křesťanství, islám. Vyd. 2. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2003..
  • Schubert, K.:. Židovské náboženství v proměnách věků: zdroje, teologie, filosofie, mystika. Vyd. 2. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1999..
  • Zbavitel, D.:. Bohové s lotosovýma očima. Vyšehrad: Praha, 1997..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Religion Studies (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Religion Studies (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -