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Key Figures in the Study of Religions 3/4 (DV0149)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : DIV-3-KEYFIG

Analysis of selected key figures in the history of Religious Studies as approached from philosophical, social scientific and phenomenological perspectives.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Pass in Religion 1

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Religious Studies, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	09:00	09:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

1. a general understanding of how philosophical and phenomenological approaches have helped to create Religious Studies as a discipline.
2. a particular knowledge of each key thinker reviewed in the syllabus.
3. a particular knowledge of the historical background out of which each of the selected key thinkers emerged
4. a particular knowledge as to why phenomenologists of religion regarded the study of religion as a category in its own right, sui generis.