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| ANTH0049-1 | Anthropology of religious fields
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Elodie Razy |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| Grasping the spiritual answers which humans make in response to inherent questions about the human condition has interested anthropologists since the very beginnings of the discipline. Different theories have thus been developed to account for religion through the ages and across different continents, both in terms of origin and in myths, ritual manifestations or daily practices which humans have used and continue to use today. After having deconstructed the concept of religion and addressed the different approaches to it, we will focus on examples of the strengths of various theories, their possible limitations and the criticisms which they have attracted. The contours of religion will thus be gradually outlined. Finally, the focus will particularly be upon the contemporary forms of religiosity (new churches, magical-religious practices, religion in migration, etc.) which will enable this key field in the discipline to be revisited and will provide the keys to understanding the contemporary world. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Students will have acquired good historical knowledge of this field and the theories of it which have been developed over time. The use of methodological and conceptual tools, coupled with experience on the ground will enable them to address contemporary religious expression (in terms of practices and representations) with the required critical distance and an all-round approach which characterises anthropology. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course will take place in the first term. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Students will be obliged to read one publication, articles and extracts from publications and will receive a selective bibliography and a filmography as well as a list of sites (written and video sources). |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Students will make a presentation on a theme based on readings and will draft a final written report based on their ethnography (instructions concerning these two exercises will be given in class). |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| I meet with students between 12.pm and 1.pm on Mondays et sur rendez-vous (Elodie.Razy@ulg.ac.be). |
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