Undergraduate Course: New Age Beliefs and Practices (REST10045)
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 | A study of the diffuse field of western popular religion known as 'New Age' or 'Holistic' spirituality, through a range of empirical case studies: historical, ethnographic and textual. The course explores the sociodemographic base of New Age religion in the context of Christian congregational decline and the pluralisation of religions in western culture. |
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
By the end of the course students will be able:
- to map, differentiate and describe accurately a complex empirical field of practice;
- to establish the cultural and demographic base of New Age religion;
- to gain proficiency in identifying, distinguishing and deconstructing a range of popular terms and categories and locating these within appropriate scholarly frameworks;
- to gain critical knowledge of 'New Age' values, beliefs, practices and sites;
- to practice skills in co-ordinating and applying different methodologies - historical, ethnographical, textual - to a single field of study;
- to encourage critical awareness of, and to develop competence in studying, religions 'at home': i.e., in 'local' western settings, and with reflexive awareness (as appropriate);
- to evaluate the social and political salience of New Age religion.
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Assessment Information
Field report (20%);
Essay (30%);
2 hour exam (50%).
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | NewABP |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Steven Sutcliffe
Tel: (0131 6)50 8947
Email: S.Sutcliffe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Paula Kruyff
Tel: (0131 6)5
Email: Paula.Kruyff@ed.ac.uk |
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