ETBB83 Spiritual Culture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Roman Doušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
ETBA02 Introduction to Ethnology || ETBA04 History of Ethnology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course the students should be able to define and interpret selected religious demonstrations in various cultures of the world. The students should be able to discuss this subject from ethnological point of view.
Syllabus
  • Specification of the subjects of interest ethnological research; relationship with other sociological research
  • Religions in Europe and the Near East
  • Religions in Asia
  • Religions in America
  • Religions in Africa, Australia and Oceania
  • Cargo cults
  • Shamanism
  • Totemism
  • Magic
  • Sorcery, witchcraft
  • The thinking of native peoples
  • Mythological issues
Literature
  • BOWIE, Fiona. Antropologie náboženství. Translated by Vladimír Petkevič. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2008, 335 s. ISBN 9788073673789. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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