28234 - Anthropology of Religious Systems (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will have gained a thorough knowledge of religious systems and acquired advanced methodologies that are useful to interpret their complexity and their mutual relations. Furthermore, students will be able to design scientific projects and evaluate their social incidence. Students will have suitable knowledge to favour interreligious comprehension and communication.

Course contents

LESSONS STARTING:1 October 2012

TIMETABLE:mon-tue-wed h 13-15 classroom 2(san Giovanni in Monte)

Readings/Bibliography

For attending students:

1)Smith Jonathan Z., 2004,Relating religion: essays in the study of religion, Chicago-London, The University of Chicago Press, chapters 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12.

2) Francesca Sbardella,2007,Antropologia dell'Europa. I testi della riflessione francese, Bologna, Pàtron.

3)Augé Marc, 2002,Il dio oggetto, Meltemi, Roma[tit.or.Le dieu objet, Paris, Flammarion, 1998].

3) Teaching material available in Mastercopy in via Cartoleria, 4/a.

For non-attending students:

At the attending students' programme add:

Comba Enrico, 2008,Antropologia delle religioni. Un'introduzione, Roma, Laterza.

LESSONS STARTING:1 October 2012

TIMETABLE:mon-tue-wed h 13-15 classroom 2(san Giovanni in Monte)

Teaching methods

The course will be organised as a seminar, including readings, collective debates on parts of the texts to be studied for the exam, and students' active participation.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

If requested by students, the exam can be integrated with a written essay about a relevant topic to be agreed with the lecturer.

Teaching tools

As an integration to the seminar-based lectures, further documents will be used, such as films and ethnographic videos.

Office hours

See the website of Francesca Sbardella