Postgraduate Course: Selected Themes in the Study of Religion (REST11008)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Divinity |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Religious Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This core course explores the evolution and development of some central themes, concepts in the academic study of religion such as Religion and Globalization; Secularization/Desecularization; Religion as Social Capital;
Religion and Visual Culture; Material Culture and Religion; Orientalism/post-colonialism; Study of myth and/or ritual; High/low dichotomy in the Study of Religion; Spirituality and Religious Experience; Contemporary Atheism, Irreligion and rejection of religion; Religion, Violence and Conflict; Religion and Rational Choice Theory; Religion and Politics; Religion and Marginalization; Religion and Land; Time and Space; Authority, Power and Transmission of religion; and Inter-religious dialogue. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| New College | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: New College. Senate room |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will:
- have gained insight into the evolution and development of certain major themes, concepts employed in the academic study of religion;
- have learned foundational skills of critical analysis and interpretation which will enable them to reflect on and engage with these themes, concepts and current debates in the study of religion;
- show competence in the ability to critically discuss themes and concepts in the academic study of religion;
- be able to understand, analyse and explain emerging issues in the development of some major themes, concepts employed within the general field of religious studies;
- demonstrate awareness of the evolution and development histories in the appropriation of themes, concepts in discourses on religion. |
Assessment Information
| Students are required to write a 3,000-4,000 word essay on an agreed topic. |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Afeosemime Adogame
Tel: (0131 6)50 8928
Email: a.adogame@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Karoline Mclean
Tel: (0131 6)50 8952
Email: k.mclean@ed.ac.uk |
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