010086 UE Reading Religion (2018W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 03.09.2018 10:00 to Mo 01.10.2018 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 15.10.2018 10:00
Details
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Thursday
04.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
11.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
18.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
25.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
08.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
15.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
22.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
29.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
06.12.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
13.12.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
10.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
17.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Thursday
24.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment and permitted materials
Class participation and attendance (20%); essay 1,500 words (40%); essay 1,500 words (40%).
Academic books, academic articles, encyclopedias, internet sources (Wikipedia is not allowed).
Class participation and attendance (20%); essay 1,500 words (40%); essay 1,500 words (40%).
Academic books, academic articles, encyclopedias, internet sources (Wikipedia is not allowed).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
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 and attendance (20%); essay 1,500 words (40%); essay 1,500 words (40%).
The course management may also provide for an oral reflection of the submitted seminar paper.
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 and attendance (20%); essay 1,500 words (40%); essay 1,500 words (40%).
The course management may also provide for an oral reflection of the submitted seminar paper.
Examination topics
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.
Reading list
Reading list
(1) Pals, Daniel L. 1996. Seven 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) Durkheim, Emile. 1995. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. New York and London: Free Press.
(4) Engels, Friedrich. 2008. “On the History of Early Christianity.” In Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, On Religion. Mineola and New York: Dover Publications, pp. 316–347.
(5) Freud, Sigmund. 2004. Totem and Taboo. London and New York: Routledge.
(6) Tylor, Edward B. 1958. Religion in Primitive Culture. New York: Harper Torchbooks.
(7) Stark, Rodney. 2006. “Economics of Religion.” In Robert A. Segal (ed.), The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion. Malden, MA and Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 47–67.
(1) Pals, Daniel L. 1996. Seven 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) Durkheim, Emile. 1995. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. New York and London: Free Press.
(4) Engels, Friedrich. 2008. “On the History of Early Christianity.” In Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, On Religion. Mineola and New York: Dover Publications, pp. 316–347.
(5) Freud, Sigmund. 2004. Totem and Taboo. London and New York: Routledge.
(6) Tylor, Edward B. 1958. Religion in Primitive Culture. New York: Harper Torchbooks.
(7) Stark, Rodney. 2006. “Economics of Religion.” In Robert A. Segal (ed.), The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion. Malden, MA and Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 47–67.
Association in the course directory
066 800 M8 Religionswissenschaftliche Textlektüre
Last modified: Fr 03.02.2023 00:13
The course aims to introduce students to the range of modern sociological, anthropological, economical, and psychological theories of religion 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, E. B. Tylor, Emile Durkheim, 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, Anthropology, 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.