FF:ETBA102 Religion and Social Sciences - Course Information
ETBA102 Religion and Social Sciences
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Roman Doušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Roman Doušek, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Thu 12:00–13:40 J31, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Ethnology (programme FF, B-ET_) (3)
- Course objectives
- The course is the entry into the issue of research into religion. It introduces the basic approaches to religion in social sciences to the students, and it deals with particular concepts from the research into religion and associated realia.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course the students should be able to define and interpret selected concepts of ethnology of religion. The students should be able to discuss this subject from ethnological point of view.
- Syllabus
- 1. Specification of the subjects of interest ethnological research; methodology.
- 2. Definition of religion.
- 3. Classification of religion.
- 4. Shamanism.
- 5. Totemism.
- 6. Mana, tabu, animism, animatism, fetishism.
- 7. Myth
- 8. Ritual
- 9. Magic.
- 10. Sorcery, witchcraft.
- 11. Syncretism.
- Literature
- recommended literature
- PALS, Daniel L. Osm teorií náboženství. Translated by Lucie Valentinová. Vydání první. Praha: ExOriente, 2015, 483 stran. ISBN 9788090521124. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures.
- Assessment methods
- Written examination.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Kombinované studium 14 hodin přímé výuky v semestru.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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