RLB528 Religion in Contemporary Indonesia

Filozofická fakulta
jaro 2018
Rozsah
1/1/0. 4 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Mgr. Vesna Bočko (přednášející)
Garance
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Ústav religionistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Šárka Londa Vondráčková
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Ústav religionistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Rozvrh
každé liché úterý 15:50–17:25 U32
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 50 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/50, pouze zareg.: 0/50, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/50
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course offers a complex introduction of the religious background and contemporary religious problematics through the study and analysis of religious rituals in Indonesia. Amongst the subjects to be studied are: historical context of contemporary multireligious situation; patterns of religious observance and religious tension; political influence in religious movements and rise of religious intolerance. Regardless the fact that Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world, the course will also focus on many religious minorities such as Hindus and Buddhists and by the help of multidisciplinary approach describe and evaluate the relations between them.
Výstupy z učení
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
  • explain the historical movements of various religious traditions in Indonesian archipelago and understand their influence on the contemporary religious movements and political situation in Indonesia
  • use the terminology associated with the studied religious movements
  • analyze and explain political involvement in the context of religious freedom
  • Students will be able to recognize the socio-religious interactions amongst many different religious groups within Indonesia
  • evaluate and critically reflect on scholarly and other writings on the topic
    • Osnova
    • Geography and population
    • Historical religious migrations
    • Golden age of Hinduism (13th – 16th century)
    • Golden age of Buddhism (7th - 11th century)
    • The spread of Islam (11th - 17th century)
    • State revolution and Guided democracy (1957 - 1966)
    • New order and it’s ideology (1966–1998)
    • The hidden genocide (1965–1966)
    • Balinese Hinduism and its most significant rituals
    • Buddhist heritage
    • Islamic groups and their rituals
    • The radicalization of Islam and the rise of religious intolerance
    Literatura
      povinná literatura
    • Woodward, M. (2011) Java, Indonesia and Islam. London and New York: Springer Science. Pp. 57- 60.
    • Geertz, C. (1976) The Religion of Java. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. Pp. 121 – 130.
    • Oppenheimer, J. (2012) Act of Killing. Documentary film, 122 minutes (theatrical release).
    • Connor, H. L. (I995) ‘‘The Action of the Body on Society: Washing a Corpse in Bali.‘‘ In The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Sep., 1995), pp. 537-559.
      doporučená literatura
    • Pincard, M and R. Madinier, ed. (2011) The Politics of Religion in Indonesia: Syncretism, Orthodoxy, and Religious Contention in Java and Bali. New York: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series.
    • Ricklefs, M.C. (1993) The Coming of Islam. In “A History of Modern Indonesia since c 1300”. Pp. 3-14. Stanford : Stanford University Press.
    • Drakeley, S. (2005) The History of Indonesia (The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations). Westport: Greenwood Press.
    • Heiduk, F. (20I2) ‘‘Between Rock and Hard Place: Radical Islam in Post-Suharto Indonesia‘‘. In International Journal of Conflict and Violence. Vol. 6(I) 20I2, pp. 26-40.
    Výukové metody
    Lectures, class discussions, reading
    Metody hodnocení
    During the course the students are required to read short texts every second meeting (overall 3 texts, max 12 pages) and submit a commentary of 1 – 2 pages that will represent 30% of final mark. Class presence is expected and represents 10% of evaluation of the course. Essay on chosen topic (6-8 pages, 1.5 row spacing, font size 12 in Times New Roman, margins 3 cm on both sides, 2.5 cm top and bottom), representing 40% of evaluation of the course. Colloquim over the submitted essays, 20% of the overal evaluation of the course.
    Vyučovací jazyk
    Angličtina
    Další komentáře
    Studijní materiály
    Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
    • Statistika zápisu (nejnovější)
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