RLAB16 Theory of Myth and Ritual

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Iva Doležalová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLA12 History of Religious Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Kurz je zaměřen na teorii bádání o mýtu a rituálu a objasňuje význam tohoto směru bádání pro religionistiku. Pozornost je věnována různým, historicky vzniklým teoriím mýtu a ritualu, problematice jejich funkcí a vzájemného vztahu.
Literature
  • The myth and ritual theory :an anthology. Edited by Robert A. Segal. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1998, ix, 473 s. ISBN 0-631-20680-9. info
  • Strenski, Ivan. Four Theories of Myth in Twentieth- Century History : Cassirer, Eliade, Levi-Strauss and Malinowski. Iowa City : Univerity of Iowa Press 1987.
  • Bell, C. Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice. New York : Oxford University Press 1992. ISBN 0-19-506923-4, 0-19-507613-3.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Vstupní podmínky zkoušky a kolokvia: referát odevzdaný v písemné podobě.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2002, recent)
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