RLA24 Religion in Sociological/Anthropological Perspectives

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Milan Fujda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 G31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLA13 Introduction to Research || RLKA13 Introduction to Research
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 1/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course guides students through the whole (qualitative) research from a plan to the final research report. By the way it introduces students also to the basic principles of the anthropology of religion.
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is twofold: (a) introduction to principal themes and problems in anthropology and sociology with reference to studying religion; (b) practical training in research process in anthropology/sociology.


After passing the course the students should:


Have practical experience with planning and carrying on the social scientific research: They should be aware
of practical difficulties concerning the problem formulation and its operationalization;
of practical difficulties concerning the data collection;
of practical difficulties concerning the data analysis;
of demands of the research on time and effort as a resource for carrying on particular research tasks;
Concerning the theory students should gain a hand-on experience with the principal anthropological/sociological themes like:
body and its social and cultural significance;
social institutions and formation of society and culture;
social organization of human activities;
cultural symbols as resources in social mobilization, negotiation and the management of problems in life;
identity formation, belonging and relatedness;
significance of the patterns in social action and knowledge, including definition of situation, prejudice and stereotyping;
political negotiation, power, and marginalization.
Syllabus
  • THEORY IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY


    1. The subject of anthropological and sociological research
    2. Historical and political aspects in the formation of the research agenda in anthropology and sociology and the division of labour between these disciplines
    3. Body and its social and cultural significance
    4. Social institutions and formation of society and culture
    5. Cultural symbols as resources in social mobilization, negotiation and the management of problems in life
    6. Identity formation, belonging and relatedness
    7. Political negotiation, power, and marginalization
  • REFLECTION OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS


    8. Searching a theme of the research
    9. Discussion concerning the formulation of research problem
    10. Discussion concerning the appropriate methodology of data collection and analysis
    11. Discussion concerning the practical difficulties with data collection
    12. Discussion concerning the data analysis I
    13. Discussion concerning the data analysis II
Literature
    required literature
  • BOWIE, Fiona. Antropologie náboženství. Translated by Vladimír Petkevič. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2008, 335 s. ISBN 9788073673789. info
  • ERIKSEN, Thomas Hylland. Sociální a kulturní antropologie : příbuzenství, národnostní příslušnost, rituál. Translated by Hana Antonínová. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2008, 407 stran. ISBN 9788073674656. info
  • BAUMAN, Zygmunt and Tim MAY. Myslet sociologicky : netradiční uvedení do sociologie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Druhé vydání. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2010, 239 stran. ISBN 9788074190261. info
    recommended literature
  • Řád a moc : vybrané texty ze sociologie náboženství. Edited by Dušan Lužný. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2005, 375 s. ISBN 8021030437. info
  • HAMMERSLEY, Martyn and Paul ATKINSON. Ethnography : principles in practice. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2007, xi, 275. ISBN 9780415396042. info
  • EMERSON, Robert M., Rachel I. FRETZ and Linda L. SHAW. Writing ethnographic fieldnotes. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995, xviii, 254. ISBN 0226206815. URL info
  • NEŠPOR, Zdeněk R., David VÁCLAVÍK and Iva DOLEŽALOVÁ. Příručka sociologie náboženství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2008, 449 s. ISBN 9788086429922. info
  • NEŠPOR, Zdeněk R. and Dušan LUŽNÝ. Sociologie náboženství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2007, 232 s. ISBN 9788073672515. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, practical research tasks (team work), seminar discussions, writing a research report (team work)
Assessment methods
Evaluation three successive homeworks (10%), evaluation of a research report (40%), oral exam, i.e. oral deffence of the research report (25%) and oral presentation of one of theoretical themes (25%).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Posluchači religionistiky povinně ukončují zkouškou.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=2449
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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