Course: Problems of Psychology of Religion

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Course title Problems of Psychology of Religion
Course code KCHP/KVTPN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Diallo Karolina, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
other social aspects of religion (leadership, so called intensive religion groups, religion in context of psychology of personality, intrapsychic and motivational aspects and conditions (Malinowski, Rizzuto, Allport ...), pathological contexts of religion and mental health

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
extensioned and detailed knowledge of different topics of psychology of religion
define, explain, differ and categorize
Prerequisites
psychology of religion

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Interview

After consulting with the teacher, the student chooses one of the expert topics for professional processing. The professional essay must be prepared in the form of a seminar work (introduction, division of the text (chapters, or subchapters), conclusion, work with literature, i.e. references, range of 3-5 pages of A4 format). The student submits the essay to the teacher in the credit week for assessment. The announcement of regular and corrective terms of credits and their organisation takes place according to the Study and Examination Rules of the USB and the related provisions of the Dean of the FT of USB (documents are published on the faculty website, Study section and Official Board).
Recommended literature
  • Allport, G.W. O povaze předsudkům. Praha, Prostor 2004. ISBN 80-7260-125-3.
  • Beckford, J. Social Theory of Religion, Cambridge 2003.
  • Casanova, J. Public Religions in Modern World, Chicago 1997.
  • Eliade, M. Posvátné a profánní. Praha: Česká křesťanská akademie, 1994.
  • Giddens, A.:. Důsledky modernity. Slon, Praha 2003.
  • Heeles, P. Religion, Modernity and Postmodernity, Oxford 1998.
  • Maier, H. Politická náboženství, Brno 1995.
  • Říčan, P. Psychologie náboženství, Praha 2002.
  • TURNER, V. Průběh rituálu. Brno: Computer Press, 2004.
  • Wulff, D. Psychology of Religion, New York 1997.


Study plans that include the course
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