Undergraduate Course: Ritual and Religion (SCAN10023)
Course Outline
School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | The course, which has been revised from scratch this year, will look at anthropological contributions to the understanding of ritual and religion, starting and ending with moments of especially acute reflection on the place of religion in the contemporary world. Our starting point will be that moment in the late 19th and early 20th century when classic theorists (especially Weber and Durkheim) pondered the place of religion in an age of scientific challenge, and we shall end with contemporary arguments about the boundaries between religion and politics. In between we will investigate the intersection of religion and ritual with a range of topics (economics, gender, health ¿ among others). |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Anthropology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 'take home' exam (70%), assessed coursework (20%) + Tutorial participation (10%) |
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, through class assignments and tutorial projects that foster a critical appreciation of the anthropology of religion and ritual, students should have a clear overview of the main theories of ritual action and religious commitment. In addition, having explored a variety of ethnographies, they should be able to reflect on the possible application of these theories to different ethnographic problems.
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Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Maya Mayblin
Tel:
Email: maya.mayblin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Ewen Miller
Tel: (0131 6)50 3925
Email: Ewen.Miller@ed.ac.uk |
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