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Postgraduate Course: Contemporary Theories of Religion (REST11015)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course explores six modern theories of religion in the context of debates on disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. It puts the theories into context and requires students to identify, describe and defend their own preferred theory of religion.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. show how to define 'religion' in the light of definitional theory
  2. engage critically with an illustrative selection of contemporary theories of 'religion'
  3. compare and contrast different kinds of definitions and theories of 'religion'
  4. apply theories to concrete case material
  5. defend their own preferred theory of 'religion'
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsReligion,Theories of Religion,Study of Religion,Disciplinarity,Interdisciplinarity
Contacts
Course organiserDr Steven Sutcliffe
Tel: (0131 6)50 8947
Email: S.Sutcliffe@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Heather Milligan
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email: hmillig2@ed.ac.uk
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