RLB400 Religions of the World I: The West

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Milan Fujda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Aleš Chalupa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Tue 19:10–20:45 zruseno D22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 250 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/250, only registered: 0/250, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/250
Course objectives
The course outlines the most important religious traditions of the West since the ancient times up to the present day. The main attention is paid to those of Judaism, Christianity and Islam which have strongly influenced the present forms of the Euro-American civilization. The course also provides an illustrative selection of textual and pictorial sources.
Main objectives of the course:
At the end of the course students should:
- be familiar with the basic factual knowledge of the most important religious traditions of the West;
- be familiar with the basic terminology used in the study of the Western religious traditions;
- have the capacity of critical work with basic information on Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Syllabus
  • (1) The Way of Israel toward monotheism. (2) Ancient mystery cults. (3) Scripture and law in the history of Judaism. (4) Kabbalah – the Jewish mysticism. (5) The ancient gnosis and its followers. (6) The origins and the development of Christianity until the Middle Ages. (7) The development of Christian rituals. (8) Reformation and Counter-Reformation. (9) Transformations of modern Christianity. (10) The rise and the splitting of Islam. (11) Islam and the clash of civilizations? (12) New religious movements. (13) Final test.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • PAVLINCOVÁ, Helena. Judaismus, křesťanství, islám. Vyd. 2. přeprac. a rozš.,. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2003, 661 s. ISBN 80-7182-165-9. info
  • MARTIN, Luther H. Helénistická náboženství. Translated by Iva Doležalová - Dalibor Papoušek. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, xx, 161. ISBN 8021017023. info
  • SCHUBERT, Kurt. Židovské náboženství v proměnách věků : zdroje, teologie, filosofie, mystika. Vyd. 2. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1999, 285 s. ISBN 8070213035. info
  • FILIPI, Pavel. Křesťanstvo :historie, statistika, charakteristika křesťanských církví. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1996, 197 s. ISBN 80-85959-10-0. info
  • KROPÁČEK, Luboš. Duchovní cesty islámu. 3., dopl. vyd. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2003, 292 s. ISBN 8070216131. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminar discussions, final written test.
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět není určen studentům religionistiky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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