010100 SE What is Religion? (2021S)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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An/Abmeldung
Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
- Anmeldung von Mo 01.02.2021 10:00 bis So 28.02.2021 10:00
- Abmeldung bis Mi 31.03.2021 23:59
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Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine
DO 04.03.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
DO 11.03.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
DO 18.03.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
DO 25.03.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
DO 15.04.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
DO 22.04.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
DO 29.04.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
DO 06.05.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
DO 20.05.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
DO 27.05.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
DO 10.06.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
DO 17.06.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
DO 24.06.2021 15.00-16.30 DIGITAL
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Assessment and permitted materials
Class participation, attendance, and short by-weekly quizzes (30%); book review 1,000 words (20%); essay 3,500 words (50%).
Academic books, academic articles, encyclopaedias, internet sources (Wikipedia is not allowed).
Class participation, attendance, and short by-weekly quizzes (30%); book review 1,000 words (20%); essay 3,500 words (50%).
Academic books, academic articles, encyclopaedias, internet sources (Wikipedia is not allowed).
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
An interest in different disciplinary approaches to religion; no knowledge of foreign languages is required apart from a good command of English; all readings will be in English.
Class participation, attendance, and short by-weekly quizzes (30%); book review 1,000 words (20%); essay 3,500 words (50%).
An interest in different disciplinary approaches to religion; no knowledge of foreign languages is required apart from a good command of English; all readings will be in English.
Class participation, attendance, and short by-weekly quizzes (30%); book review 1,000 words (20%); essay 3,500 words (50%).
Prüfungsstoff
Examination topics
Lecture content; the original readings of the theorists under examination; critical approach and personal insight.
Lecture content; the original readings of the theorists under examination; critical approach and personal insight.
Literatur
Reading list
(1) Pals, Daniel L. 2015. Nine Theories of Religion. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press.
(2) Segal, Robert A. 2005. “Theories of Religion.” In John R. Hinnells (ed.), The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 49–60.
(3) McCutcheon, Russell T. 2018. Studying Religion: An Introduction. 2nd edition. London and New York: Routledge.
(1) Pals, Daniel L. 2015. Nine Theories of Religion. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press.
(2) Segal, Robert A. 2005. “Theories of Religion.” In John R. Hinnells (ed.), The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 49–60.
(3) McCutcheon, Russell T. 2018. Studying Religion: An Introduction. 2nd edition. London and New York: Routledge.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
066 800 M8, M22, 033 195 (17W) BRP 04rwb
Letzte Änderung: Fr 03.02.2023 00:13
The course aims to introduce students to a range of modern theories of religion stemming from the fields of sociology, economics, and psychology, and to enable students to apply theories to actual religions. By the end of the course, students should have become familiar with the range of these modern theories of religion, with ways of comparing theories, with ways of applying theories to specific religions, and with ways of evaluating theories.Description:
A survey of leading classical theories of religion, as were exemplified by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Sigmund Freud, Emile Durkheim, Robert Bellah, and Rodney Stark. A ‘theory of religion’ is an attempt to generalize about the phenomenon of religion across time and space by answering two fundamental questions: what is the origin and what is the function of religion. By focusing on theorists who represent different disciplines (Economics, Psychology, and Sociology), and by reading their own works, the course will discuss whether and how those theorists answer the aforementioned questions, how they approach religion, what do they make of the phenomenon, and how they contributed to the development of understanding religion.Method:
Reading of selected texts (in English translation), lectures, and in class discussion.
All readings will be available on MOODLE at the beginning of the semester.