ETBA103 Historical Religiosity in the Czech Lands

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Roman Doušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Chovancová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Roman Doušek, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 J31
Prerequisites
ETBA102 Religion and Social Sciences
The successful conclusion of the course ETBA102 i Religion and Social Sciencess required to enter the course Historical Religiosity in the Czech Lands.
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
The course introduces students to the basic approaches of ethnology to the study of religiosity as well as to the basic realities of the religiosity of the rural population of the 18th to 20th centuries.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the students should be able to name the main religious demonstrations in the traditional Czech lands culture. Students should be able to discuss the findings of ethnological research in this field from ethnological point of view.
Syllabus
  • 1. Specification of the subjects of interest; ethnological research; relationship with other sociological research.
  • 2. Folk religiosity issues.
  • 3. Individual demonstrations of folk religiosity.
  • 4. Cults.
  • 5. Festivities.
  • 6. Pilgrimage.
  • 7. Devotional objects.
  • 8. Confraternities.
  • 9. Issues of magic.
  • 10. Healing.
  • 11. Animal healing.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DRÁPALA, Daniel, Roman DOUŠEK, Alena KŘÍŽOVÁ, Martina PAVLICOVÁ and Miroslav VÁLKA. Časové a prostorové souvislosti tradiční lidové kultury na Moravě (Traditional Folk Culture in Moravia: Time and Space). Vydání první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 223 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8085-0. info
  • DOUŠEK, Roman. Magické předměty na moravském venkově (Magical objects in the Moravian countryside). In Archaické jevy tradiční kultury na Moravě. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, p. 161-176. Etnologické studie 9. ISBN 978-80-210-5684-8. info
  • Československá vlastivěda. Ř. 2.2 Národopis. Edited by Karel Chotek - Jindřich Matiegka - Jiří [etnolog Horák. Praha: Sfinx Bohumil Janda, 1936, 391 s. : i. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Written examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Kombinované studium 14 hodin přímé výuky v semestru.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2025.
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