The objective of this course is to introduce students to the formative phases of the Study of Religions which have resulted in an independent scholarly discipline, developmental variants of that discipline, Study of Religions as a systematic scholarly discipline, particular methodological conceptions of the approach to religion, gradual development of different scientific centres, important departments in history and present times and their characterization, important personalities (abroad as well as in the Czech Republic) who have contributed to the Study of Religions in the 19th and 20th centuries. Lectures will be supplemented by critical reading of the scholarly literature especially the book "Comparative Religion. A History" by Erich Sharpe.
Students will acquire basic knowledge of the history of their discipline, including methodological problems, which were discussed duirng the development of the discipline.
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BUBÍK, T. České bádání o náboženství ve 20. století. Pavel Mervart, Červený Kostelec, 2010.
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CAPPS, H. W. Religious Studies. The Making of a Discipline.. Fortress Press, Minneapolis, 1995.
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FITZGERALD, T. The Ideology of Religious Studies.. Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2000.
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HORYNA, BŘETISLAV A PAVLINCOVÁ, HELENA. Dějiny religionistiky. Antologie. Nakladatelství Olomouc, Olomouc 2001, s. 7 - 76.. Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2001.
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SHARPE, E. J. Comparative Religion. A History. New York, Scribner's, 1975.
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SKALICKÝ, K. V zápase s posvátnem. CDK, Brno, 2005.
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STONE, R. J. The Craft of Religious Studies.. Macmillan Press Ltd. London, 1998.
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TAYLOR, C. M. Critical Terms of Religious studies.. University of Chicago Press, Cicago, 1998.
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WAARDENBURG, J. Bohové zblízka. Systematický úvod do religionistiky. Ústav religionistiky filosofické fakulty MU Brno, 1997, s. 24 - 40.. Ústav religionistiky filosofické fakulty MU Brno, 1997.
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WAARDENBURG, J. Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion. Aims, Methods and Theories of Research. Introduction and Anthology. New York - Berlin, 1999.
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WHALING, F. (ed.). Theory and Method in Religious Studies. Contemporary Approaches to the Study of Religion. Berlin - New York, Mouton de Gruyter, 1995.. Berlin - New York, Mouton de Gruyter, 1995.
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