Students will obtain the basic competencies for evaluating, analyzing and reading the religious phenomenon in a historical approach and its consequences on modern culture; Specifically they will focus on the study of religious places
teacher profile teaching materials
The history of religious studies is taught through a multidisciplinary perspective, which allows students to focus on different approaches such as history, anthropology, sociology, cognitive sciences. The historical study of tools and approaches in religious studies are as follows:
The beginning of history of religions: the modern period
Anthropological and sociological methods in 19th century
New paradigms: towards the 20th century
Psychology and cognitive sciences
Italian school during the 20th century
A glance from, a glance on the East
1. Appunti del corso e letture indicate nel percorso (vedi materiali didattici on line)
2. G. Filoramo, Che cos'è la religione, Einaudi, Torino, 2005.
3. Un testo a scelta tra:
J. Frazer, Il ramo d’oro, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino, 1990.
W. James, Le varie forme dell’esperienza religiosa, Morcelliana, Brescia, 1998 (ed. originale 1905)
E. Durkheim, Le forme elementari della vita religiosa, Meltemi, Roma, 2005.
S. Freud, Totem e tabù, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino, 1980.
M. Weber, Sociologia della religione, vol. 1. L’etica protestante e lo spirito del capitalismo.
Non attending students:
J. Jensen, Religione, Bulzoni, Roma 2017.
Programme
What is religion? History of religion studies from the 18th century onwards.The history of religious studies is taught through a multidisciplinary perspective, which allows students to focus on different approaches such as history, anthropology, sociology, cognitive sciences. The historical study of tools and approaches in religious studies are as follows:
The beginning of history of religions: the modern period
Anthropological and sociological methods in 19th century
New paradigms: towards the 20th century
Psychology and cognitive sciences
Italian school during the 20th century
A glance from, a glance on the East
Core Documentation
Per i frequentanti:1. Appunti del corso e letture indicate nel percorso (vedi materiali didattici on line)
2. G. Filoramo, Che cos'è la religione, Einaudi, Torino, 2005.
3. Un testo a scelta tra:
J. Frazer, Il ramo d’oro, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino, 1990.
W. James, Le varie forme dell’esperienza religiosa, Morcelliana, Brescia, 1998 (ed. originale 1905)
E. Durkheim, Le forme elementari della vita religiosa, Meltemi, Roma, 2005.
S. Freud, Totem e tabù, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino, 1980.
M. Weber, Sociologia della religione, vol. 1. L’etica protestante e lo spirito del capitalismo.
Non attending students:
J. Jensen, Religione, Bulzoni, Roma 2017.
Reference Bibliography
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