Course: Introduction to the Study of Religion

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Course title Introduction to the Study of Religion
Course code KSA/UVDRE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Bubík Tomáš, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Academic study of religions as a scientific discipline. Subject of Religious Studies research. Academic terminology. Basic concepts of academic study of religions. Understanding versus explanation. The main methods of Religious Studies research. The various sub-disciplines of the academic study of religions. The institutionalization of the discipline. Important figures of the discipline. Contemporary issues.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The course introduces the basics of religious studues as a field, nature and goals of the discipline. It briefly acquaints with the history of the field, the subject of religious studies, subdisciplines, the main concepts, theories, methods, important personalities and institutions, problems discussed in the past and present.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The student studies the following study material: 1) T. Bubík; S. Kotherová: Religionistika v kognitivní, antropologické a sociologické perspektivě. 2) T. Bubík: České bádání o náboženství ve 20. století 3) the content of lectures 4) a description of religious monuments (churches and other religious buildings, cemeteries, statues, devotionals, etc.) in their place of residence, including (their own) visual documentation and bibliography, up to a maximum of 10 standard pages. The text itself must be at least 7 standard pages (1 standard page/1800 characters per page). References used in the literature related to the local topic, if any, must also be included. The deadline for submission of the paper is 20 January. 5) After this date, the oral examination will take place.
Recommended literature
  • Bubík, T. (2010). České bádání o náboženství ve 20. století.. Červený Kostelec.
  • Bubík, T.; Kotherová, S. Religionistika v kognitivní, antropologické a sociologické perspektivě. Olomouc. 2021.


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): Sociology (2019) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2024) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2024) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2019) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -