RLAB31 Sociology of Religion

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)
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
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
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.
Literature
  • 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
  • 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
Assessment methods (in Czech)
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 vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2002, recent)
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