SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGIONS
SOCIOLOGIA DELLE RELIGIONI
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2016/2017 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Andrea Aguti |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course, after a first part concerning the problem of defining religion in social sciences, will focus on the modern phenomenon of secularization and the contemporary resurgence of religion.
Program
1) Defining religion.
2) Function of religion.
3) Religion and religions.
4) The secularization: the historical and cultural origins in Europe.
5) Secularization, privatization of religion, and secular society.
6) The resurgence of religion in postmodern age and its problems.
Bridging Courses
None.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Student must demonstrate: Knowledge of the religious phenomenon in general and the problems related to the phenomenon of religious diversity; Awareness of the role of religion in building society and its transformations in modern times; Acquisition of intellectual skills in order to understand the contemporary relationship between religion and society.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lessons.
- Attendance
Attendance at 2/3 of the lessons.
- Course books
M. Riesebrodt, The Promise of Salvation. A Theory of Religion, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2010.
- Assessment
Oral examination.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Individual study.
- Attendance
Full study of the suggested texts.
- Course books
M. Riesebrodt, The Promise of Salvation. A Theory of Religion, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2010.
- Assessment
Oral examination.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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