010100 SE What is Religion? (2022W)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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- Anmeldung von Mo 05.09.2022 10:00 bis Fr 30.09.2022 10:00
- Abmeldung bis Mo 31.10.2022 23:59
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Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
Freitag
07.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
14.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
21.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
28.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
04.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
11.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
18.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
25.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
02.12.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
09.12.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
16.12.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
13.01.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
20.01.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
27.01.
15:00 - 16:30
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Assessment and permitted materials
Class participation, attendance (in order to pass the course, students need to attend 80% of the classes and above), and short by-weekly quizzes; book review 1,000 words; essay 3,500 words.
Academic books, academic articles, encyclopaedias, internet sources (Wikipedia is not allowed).
Class participation, attendance (in order to pass the course, students need to attend 80% of the classes and above), and short by-weekly quizzes; book review 1,000 words; essay 3,500 words.
Academic books, academic articles, encyclopaedias, internet sources (Wikipedia is not allowed).
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Minimum requirements:
An interest in different disciplinary approaches to religion; all readings will be in English – so apart from a good command of English no knowledge of foreign languages is required.
Assessment criteria:
Class participation, attendance (in order to pass the course, students need to attend 80% of the classes and above), 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; all readings will be in English – so apart from a good command of English no knowledge of foreign languages is required.
Assessment criteria:
Class participation, attendance (in order to pass the course, students need to attend 80% of the classes and above), 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: Do 02.02.2023 12:28
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.