RLAB37 New Religious Movements

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Helena Svatoňová
Timetable
Fri 11:40–13:15 20, Fri 13:20–14:55 20
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course deals with some of the contemporary manifestations of religious life, especially with the phenomenon of new religious movements. It informs about new forms of religiousness in relation to the change in socio-cultural situation of Euro-American civilization and focuses on the methodological problems of the study of new forms of religious expression. Part of the course inludes an overview of several contemporary movements.
Literature
  • VOJTÍŠEK, Zdeněk. Netradiční náboženství u nás. 1. vyd. Praha: DINGIR, 1998, 137 s., 4. ISBN 80-902528-0-X. info
  • BARRETT, David V. Sekty, kulty [a] alternativní náboženství. Translated by Dušan Zbavitel. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ivo Železný, 1998, 411 s., [8. ISBN 80-240-0066-0. info
  • LUŽNÝ, Dušan. Nová náboženská hnutí. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 181 s. ISBN 8021016450. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Vstupní podmínky zkoušky a kolokvia: referát odevzdaný v písemné podo.bě
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002.
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