RLB12 Scientology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Fri 13:20–16:35 B12
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLAB37 New Religious Movements || RLKAB37 New Religious Movements || RLB37 New Religious Movements
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: a) repeat the teaching nad praxis of Scietology; b) locate Scietology put into context of new religious movements; c) apply methods of academic study of religions for study of Scientology; d) analyse development of Scientology; e) formulate topics of study of new religious movements; f) compare specificity of Scientology and different new religious movements. The objective of the course is mastering the approach of academic studies of religions when studying and researching one of the most famous and discussed new religions - the Church of Scientology. The course deals with the doctrine and praxis of this religious group, the context of its foundation and existence, history of the group, public and academic discussion about the group. The participants of the course have the opportunity to discuss the issue with the major representative of the Scientology in the Czech republic.
Syllabus
  • 1) The context of the foundation of the group and its existence
  • 2) The founder of the Scientology Ron Hubbard
  • 3) The basic text: Dianetics
  • 4) The doctrine and the praxis
  • 5) History of the group worldwide and in the Czech republic
  • 6) Questions and issues connected to the existence of the group.
Literature
  • HUBBARD, L. Ron. Dianetika : moderní věda o duševním zdraví. Copenhagen: New Era, 1999, 535 s. ISBN 8778166551. info
  • HUBBARD, L. Ron. Dianetika : vývoj vědy. Copenhagen: New Era, 2002, xi, 182. ISBN 8779686990. info
  • LUŽNÝ, Dušan. Hledání ztracené jednoty. Průniky nových náboženství a ekologie (Quest for lost unity: new religious movements and ecology). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, 107 pp. Proměny náboženství, 3. ISBN 80-210-3492-0. info
  • VOJTÍŠEK, Zdeněk. Netradiční náboženství u nás. 1. vyd. Praha: DINGIR, 1998, 137 s., 4. ISBN 80-902528-0-X. info
  • HUBBARD, L. Ron. Dianetika :moderní věda o duševním zdraví. Translated by Lenka Strajblová. Brno: Návrat, 1997, 540 s. ISBN 80-7174-999-0. info
  • LUŽNÝ, Dušan. Nová náboženská hnutí. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 181 s. ISBN 8021016450. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, reading, homeworks.
Assessment methods
Lectures, class discussion. The assesment of the course is by "kolokvium" - discussion on a student's text during which the student demonstrates his knowledge of the given issue and the ability of a creative and academic aprroach [the text requirements: 25 000 characters, bibliography, notes]
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006.
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