HIB0452 Religion in Czechoslovakia after February 1948

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Denisa Nečasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 17:30–19:05 B2.52
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course Religion in Post-February Czechoslovakia deals with changes of „religion question“, status of churches and common believers in official discourses and changes of religion practice in this period. The Communist party and its policy played a very important role too. The course is mainly focused on Christianity and Catholicism,the concept of political religion is not left aside. Major interpretative framework is cultury history. At the and of the course students should be able to understand and interprete mentioned changes after 1948 in Czechoslovakia. An integral part of lessons is reading of sources followed by discussions
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, 2. Historiography, terminology, research problems, 3. Major relations bettween Communist party and churches/ religion (ideology and practice), 4. Churches in Post-February Czechoslovakia, 5. Catholic church, Vatican, 6. Antireligious trials and cases 7. Image of "enemy" 8. Religiosity 9. Question of atheism 10. Communism as a political religion
Literature
  • BUBÍK, Tomáš. České bádání o náboženství ve 20. století : možnosti a meze. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2010, 246 s. ISBN 9788087378090. info
  • VÁCLAVÍK, David. Náboženství a moderní česká společnost (Religion and Modern Czech Society). Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2010, 243 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-2468-3. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Primasové katolické církve ve střední Evropě v době komunismu. První a druhá generace (The Primates of Catholic Church in Central Europe in the Time of Communism. The First and Second Generation). In CORANIČ, Jaroslav, Peter ŠTURÁK and Jana KOPRIVŇÁKOVÁ. Cirkev v okovách totalitného režimu. 1st ed. Prešov: Vydavateľstvo Prešovskej univerzity, 2010, p. 327-339. ISBN 978-80-555-0215-1. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Jiří HANUŠ. Katolická církev v Československu 1945-1989 (The Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia 1945-1989). 1st ed. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2007, 402 pp. Dějiny a kultura. ISBN 978-80-7325-130-7. info
  • MCLEOD, Hugh. Náboženství a lidé západní Evropy (1789-1989). Translated by Tomáš Suchomel. 1. vyd. Brno: CDK (Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury), 2007, 215 s. ISBN 9788073251246. info
  • MAIER, Hans. Politická náboženství :totalitární režimy a křesťanství. Translated by Klára Osolsobě. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1999, 134 s. ISBN 80-85959-43-7. info
  • KAPLAN, Karel. Stát a církev v Československu v letech 1948-1953. Brno: Doplněk, 1993, 440 pp. ISBN 80-85765-27-6. info
  • OTTER, Pavel. Církevní politika 1949 :dokumenty a komentáře. Brno: EMAN, 1992. ISBN 80-900696-1-4. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with reading sources and followed by discoussions.
Assessment methods
Written examination consisting of questions focusing on the basic notions of the discipline.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kurs probíhá v rámci projektu č. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0237 Inovace studia historie na FF MU, který je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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