The course is aimed at students who already have basic skills in the history of the
religions, the objective is to deepen the knowledge of the eastern routes on a historical basis
of wisdom and liberation by examining fundamental concepts, doctrinal currents,
canonical texts elaborated in the context of one or more traditions, also with the help of the respective one
iconographic heritage. Particular attention will be paid to analyzing the structures
conceptual that base the peculiar difference of these religious cultures from those of the
Abrahamic strain.
religions, the objective is to deepen the knowledge of the eastern routes on a historical basis
of wisdom and liberation by examining fundamental concepts, doctrinal currents,
canonical texts elaborated in the context of one or more traditions, also with the help of the respective one
iconographic heritage. Particular attention will be paid to analyzing the structures
conceptual that base the peculiar difference of these religious cultures from those of the
Abrahamic strain.
teacher profile teaching materials
In the second unit of the course, attention will be given to the theme of space as connected to religions from a transdisciplinary perspective. This allows students to observe the religious stratification in a certain territory and theorize its dynamics and strategies. Religious sites are not only places of worship, they are also places where ownership, consuetude, negotiation of interests, creation of symbolic resources, share capital have been challenged. This course provides students with theoretical knowledge of religious space/site, but also with results of some empirical researches about religious sites in cities that are increasingly heterogeneous because of human migration and diaspora phenomena. The main case study that will be examined is case of multi-faith places, in urban and extra-urban spaces.
1. Notes taken and readings suggested during the course (see uploaded materials)
2. C. Russo, A. Saggioro, Roma città plurale, Bulzoni, Roma 2017.
3. The student is required to choose under the instructor's advice 4 articles from the following list:
Giorda 2016, Sacred places in urban spaces: a interdisciplinary perspective. “Historia Religionum”, 8
Non-attending students have to replace point 1 with the following:
D. Albera, M. Couroucli, I luoghi sacri comuni ai monoteismi. Tra cristianesimo, ebraismo e islam. Brescia, Morcelliana, 2013.
Fruizione: 20702464 STORIA DELLE RELIGIONI L.M. in Scienze delle religioni LM-64 (docente da definire)
Programme
Religions and space: from places of worship to multi-faith placesIn the second unit of the course, attention will be given to the theme of space as connected to religions from a transdisciplinary perspective. This allows students to observe the religious stratification in a certain territory and theorize its dynamics and strategies. Religious sites are not only places of worship, they are also places where ownership, consuetude, negotiation of interests, creation of symbolic resources, share capital have been challenged. This course provides students with theoretical knowledge of religious space/site, but also with results of some empirical researches about religious sites in cities that are increasingly heterogeneous because of human migration and diaspora phenomena. The main case study that will be examined is case of multi-faith places, in urban and extra-urban spaces.
Core Documentation
For attending students:1. Notes taken and readings suggested during the course (see uploaded materials)
2. C. Russo, A. Saggioro, Roma città plurale, Bulzoni, Roma 2017.
3. The student is required to choose under the instructor's advice 4 articles from the following list:
Giorda 2016, Sacred places in urban spaces: a interdisciplinary perspective. “Historia Religionum”, 8
Non-attending students have to replace point 1 with the following:
D. Albera, M. Couroucli, I luoghi sacri comuni ai monoteismi. Tra cristianesimo, ebraismo e islam. Brescia, Morcelliana, 2013.
Type of delivery of the course
Lectures with students' participationAttendance
2 different programs for attending and not attending studentsType of evaluation
oral examination with 3 questions