RLB31 Sociology of Religion

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
each odd Friday 15:00–16:35 C11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers outline of basic problems in the sociological study of religions and points to the change in meaning of the research of religion during the development of sociological thought. It informs about some approaches to defining religion, about significant authors and works and about methodology of sociological research of religion. It deals with the problem of religious experience and its expression, with religious behavior, functions of religion and with social conflicts connected with religious life. Attention is devoted also to the types of religious groups and to processes in contemporary societies that are tied with the changes in religious life.
Syllabus
  • (0) Introduction (1) Sociology of Religions as humanities (academic study. (2) Émile Durkheim - religion and solidarity. (3) Max Weber - modernization as racionalisation. (4) Karl Marx - religion as opium. (5) Sekularization and religious revival. (6) Typology of religious institutions (sect, church, denomination, cult) (7) Religious convertion (8) Situation of religions in the Czech republic
Literature
  • NEŠPOR, Zdeněk and Dušan LUŽNÝ. Sociologie náboženství (Sociology of Religions). 1st ed. Praha: Portál, 2007, 236 pp. 1;. ISBN 978-80-7367-251-5. info
  • VÁCLAVÍK, David, Zdeněk NEŠPOR, Iva DOLEŽALOVÁ, Eleonóra HAMAR, Dana HAMPLOVÁ, Olga NEŠPOROVÁ and Jiří VEČERNÍK. Příručka sociologie náboženství (Handbook of Sociology of Religion). Spoluautor. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2008, 449 pp. Studijní texty ; sv. 44. ISBN 978-80-86429-92-2. info
  • LUŽNÝ, Dušan. Náboženství a moderní společnost: Sociologické teorie modernizace a sekularizace (Religion and Modern Society). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 183 pp. Religionistika, sv. 6. ISBN 80-210-2224-8. info
  • WEBER, Max. Sociologie náboženství. Edited by Miloš Havelka, Translated by Jan J. Škoda. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1998, 367 s. ISBN 8070212403. info
  • WEBER, Max. K metodológii sociálnych vied. Translated by Ladislav Kiczko. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Pravda, 1983, 408 s. info
  • VÁCLAVÍK, David, Zdeněk NEŠPOR, Iva DOLEŽALOVÁ, Eleonóra HAMAR, Dana HAMPLOVÁ, Olga NEŠPOROVÁ and Jiří VEČERNÍK. Příručka sociologie náboženství (Handbook of Sociology of Religion). Spoluautor. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2008, 449 pp. Studijní texty ; sv. 44. ISBN 978-80-86429-92-2. info
  • VÁCLAVÍK, David. Sociologie nových náboženských hnutí (Sociology of New Religious Movements). 1st ed. Praha: Malvern, 2007, 152 pp. Proměny náboženství, sv. 5. ISBN 978-80-86702-22-3. info
  • VÁCLAVÍK, David and Lenka VÁCLAVÍKOVÁ HELŠUSOVÁ. Institucionalizovaná podoba religiozity a její projevy v české republice v letech 1989-2000 (Institutionalized Forms ofReligiosity and its Manifestations in the Czech Republic in 1989 - 2000). Religio: Revue pro religionistiku. Brno: Česká společnost pro studium náboženství, 2006, 14/2006, No 2, p. 45-64. ISSN 1210-3640. info
Assessment methods
Lectures, class discussion. Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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 2005, Spring 2007, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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