RLB525 Introduction to the Historical Anthropology of Religion(s)

Filozofická fakulta
podzim 2017
Rozsah
1/1/0. 4 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
doc. Alessandro Testa, Ph.D. (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
Pá 13. 10. 14:10–17:25 K23, Pá 20. 10. 14:10–17:25 K23, Pá 27. 10. 14:10–17:25 K23
Předpoklady
( RLA01 Úvod do religionistiky || RLKA01 Úvod do religionistiky ) && ( RLA13 Úvod do metodologie výzkumu || RLKA13 Úvod do metodologie výzkumu )
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
Jiné omezení: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course will present and discuss both ethnographic and historical examples, yet its main aim consists of the teaching of notions, methods, and theoretical tools that may be applied to the study and interpretation of ethnographic evidence and/or historical sources.
It will focus on the concept of “religion”, its theorization, and its possible application in historical and social sciences, but also on specific religions that can be investigated thanks to historical and empirical evidence. Special attention will be given to the theoretical and methodological variations to which the analytical use of the notion of “religions” has been subjectaccording to different currents and traditions of studies (functionalism, structuralism, interpretative anthropology, historical anthropology, post-modern anthropology, cognitive studies, etc.). Case studies and empirical evidence will be chosen and presented in order to exemplify the ways in which the historical-anthropological approach can be used to better understand actual religious practices.
Výstupy z učení
At the end of this course, the learners will be able to interpret a variety of sources, explain “religion” as both a critical notion and a specific social phenomenon, and have a broader and deeper understanding of religious practices more in general. They will be able to use these critical skills in the ethnographic as well as historical study of religions. Given the importance of religion in both past and present societies, having a critical and analytical approach in the study of specific religions will enhance their social sensibility and their capabilities in decision making and understanding societal structures, transformations, and tensions.
Osnova
  • Lesson 1: (13.10.2017): What is this thing we call “religion”? A review of possible answers
  • Lesson 2: (20.10.2017): Theories and methods in the historical-anthropological study of religion (historical sources, ethnographic and oral sources, comparison); a typology of religions (polytheisms, monotheisms, indigenous religions, new religious movements, etc.)
  • Lesson 3: (27.10.2017): The elements a religion is made up of: myth, ritual, et cetera; final considerations and discussion
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • B. C. Wilson, “From the Lexical to the Polythetic: A Brief History of the Definition of Religion”, in T. A. Idinopulos, B. C. Wilson (eds.), What is Religion?, Brill, Leiden-Boston 1998, pages 141-153
  • G. Casadio, “Religio versus Religion”, in Dijkstra J., Kroesen J., Kuiper Y. (eds.), Myths, Martyrs and Modernity: Studies in the History of Religions in Honour of Jan N. Bremmer, Brill, Leiden-Boston 2010, pages 301-326.
  • J. Z. Smith, “Religion, Religions, Religious”, in M. Taylor (ed.), Critical Terms for Religious Studies, University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1998, pages 269-284.
  • J. D. Eller, Introducing Anthropology of Religion, Routledge, New-York-London 2007, chapter “Studying religion anthropologically”, pages 1-11.
Výukové metody
Lectures, discussions, home reading.
Metody hodnocení
The exam will consist of an oral test conducted by the teacher about both the course content and the literature, although the overall final assessment will also take into account the attendance and the active participation of the learner. The student will have to study the compulsory literature and then choose two items from one of the thematic clusters in the optional literature.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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