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Lecturer(s)
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Tlčimuková Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the sociology of religion 2. Modern society and religion 3. Sociological perspective of religion I. Emilé Durkheim 4. Sociological perspective of religion II. Max Weber 5. Sociology of new religious movements 7. Contemporary approaches to the study of religion
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), E-learning
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Learning outcomes
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What is religion and how can we study it? Is there a general decline in religiosity or is religious life in contemporary societies on its rise? The course provides an overview of possible answers to these questions from a sociological perspective. The scientific study of religion has a long tradition which takes up various forms and centralizes specific topics within the field of sociology of religion. The students will be introduced to the historical context in which the discipline was established and its development. We shall discuss classic theories of the relationship between religion and society as well as new trends in the study of religions.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined exam
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Recommended literature
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Dušan Lužný - Zdeněk Nešpor. Sociologie náboženství. Olomouc, 2007.
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Dušan Lužný. Náboženství a moderní společnost: Sociologické teorie modernizace a sekularizace. Praha, 1999.
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Dušan Lužný. Nová náboženská hnutí. Brno, 1997.
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Emile Durkheim. Elementární formy náboženského života. Praha, 2002.
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Max Weber. Metodologie, sociologie a politika. Praha, 2009.
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Richard K. Fenn. The Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Religion. Oxford, 2003.
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