Undergraduate Course: Religion in Culture: Key Debates 3/4 (REST10017)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Religious Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An examination of approaches to religion as an aspect of human culture through an 'ethnographic cultural studies' approach. The course examines controversial issues of theory and method in the study of religions, including the process of category formation, the 'insider/outsider' dynamic, the cultural location of religion and the 'Orientalism' debate. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of the course students should be able to do the following:
1) articulate issues and problems associated with using definitions and taxonomies of religion
2) differentiate between Theology and Religious Studies as historical fields of enquiry, and identify basic cultural and political factors influencing the development of the latter
3) critically analyse insider and outsider/emic and etic epistemologies
4) explain the meaning of reflexivity and assess its importance in methodological debate
5) express in written and verbal forms how competing definitions, taxonomies and theories in the study of religions critique each other;
6) identify different methodological positions and 'voices' in secondary sources on religion.
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Assessment Information
Seminar Presentation (10%)
2000 word essay (30%)
Degree examination (60%)
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Steven Sutcliffe
Tel: (0131 6)50 8947
Email: S.Sutcliffe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: j.cannon@ed.ac.uk |
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