THROUGH STUDY, THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO EVALUATE RELIGIOUS FACT IN THE HISTORICAL SENSE AND ITS IMPACT ON MODERN CULTURE, AS WELL AS THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DISCIPLINE.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
In particular, we will explore:
History
Anthropology
Sociology
Juridical apporaches
Geography
Cognitive sciences
Comparison is also one of the themes addressed in the construction of studies and research on religion
The course deals with the stages through which religion and religions have gained independent ground in academia and become an object of study: through the creation of the 'religion' model and through a process of retro-projection into the past of what is considered a religion at a given historical moment, we deal with how different prototypes found in the contemporary and subsequently in the past, in a plurality of forms, have been assumed.
1. Notes and readings indicated in the course (see online teaching materials and additional material to be distributed by the lecturer during lectures)
2. G. Filoramo, M. Giorda, N. Spineto, Manuale di scienze della religione, Morcelliana, Brescia 2019.
3. Geertz Armin W., Approcci cognitivi ed evoluzionistici alla religione Patron 2020
OR
G. Lapis, Dopo le “religioni mondiali”, Morcelliana 2022
OR
Brent Nongbri, Prima della religione. Storia di una categoria moderna, traduzione di Alessia Piana, Claudiana 2022.
Not attending students will replace point number 1 with:
G. Filoramo, Che cosa è la religione, Einaudi, Torino 2004.
Mutuazione: 20710647 Storia delle religioni - A LM in Storia e società LM-84 GIORDA MARIA CHIARA
Programme
The aim of the course is to provide an in-depth knowledge of the history of certain disciplines and approaches related to the field of religion and religions through a multidisciplinary and methodological history of studies.In particular, we will explore:
History
Anthropology
Sociology
Juridical apporaches
Geography
Cognitive sciences
Comparison is also one of the themes addressed in the construction of studies and research on religion
The course deals with the stages through which religion and religions have gained independent ground in academia and become an object of study: through the creation of the 'religion' model and through a process of retro-projection into the past of what is considered a religion at a given historical moment, we deal with how different prototypes found in the contemporary and subsequently in the past, in a plurality of forms, have been assumed.
Core Documentation
Attending Students1. Notes and readings indicated in the course (see online teaching materials and additional material to be distributed by the lecturer during lectures)
2. G. Filoramo, M. Giorda, N. Spineto, Manuale di scienze della religione, Morcelliana, Brescia 2019.
3. Geertz Armin W., Approcci cognitivi ed evoluzionistici alla religione Patron 2020
OR
G. Lapis, Dopo le “religioni mondiali”, Morcelliana 2022
OR
Brent Nongbri, Prima della religione. Storia di una categoria moderna, traduzione di Alessia Piana, Claudiana 2022.
Not attending students will replace point number 1 with:
G. Filoramo, Che cosa è la religione, Einaudi, Torino 2004.
Type of delivery of the course
Traditional lessons, fieldwork in small groupsAttendance
Live, with speeches and open questionsType of evaluation
Questions on the programme teacher profile teaching materials
In particular, we will explore:
History
Anthropology
Sociology
Juridical apporaches
Geography
Cognitive sciences
Comparison is also one of the themes addressed in the construction of studies and research on religion
The course deals with the stages through which religion and religions have gained independent ground in academia and become an object of study: through the creation of the 'religion' model and through a process of retro-projection into the past of what is considered a religion at a given historical moment, we deal with how different prototypes found in the contemporary and subsequently in the past, in a plurality of forms, have been assumed.
1. Notes and readings indicated in the course (see online teaching materials and additional material to be distributed by the lecturer during lectures)
2. G. Filoramo, M. Giorda, N. Spineto, Manuale di scienze della religione, Morcelliana, Brescia 2019.
3. Geertz Armin W., Approcci cognitivi ed evoluzionistici alla religione Patron 2020
OR
G. Lapis, Dopo le “religioni mondiali”, Morcelliana 2022
OR
Brent Nongbri, Prima della religione. Storia di una categoria moderna, traduzione di Alessia Piana, Claudiana 2022.
Not attending students will replace point number 1 with:
G. Filoramo, Che cosa è la religione, Einaudi, Torino 2004.
Mutuazione: 20710647 Storia delle religioni - A LM in Storia e società LM-84 GIORDA MARIA CHIARA
Programme
The aim of the course is to provide an in-depth knowledge of the history of certain disciplines and approaches related to the field of religion and religions through a multidisciplinary and methodological history of studies.In particular, we will explore:
History
Anthropology
Sociology
Juridical apporaches
Geography
Cognitive sciences
Comparison is also one of the themes addressed in the construction of studies and research on religion
The course deals with the stages through which religion and religions have gained independent ground in academia and become an object of study: through the creation of the 'religion' model and through a process of retro-projection into the past of what is considered a religion at a given historical moment, we deal with how different prototypes found in the contemporary and subsequently in the past, in a plurality of forms, have been assumed.
Core Documentation
Attending Students1. Notes and readings indicated in the course (see online teaching materials and additional material to be distributed by the lecturer during lectures)
2. G. Filoramo, M. Giorda, N. Spineto, Manuale di scienze della religione, Morcelliana, Brescia 2019.
3. Geertz Armin W., Approcci cognitivi ed evoluzionistici alla religione Patron 2020
OR
G. Lapis, Dopo le “religioni mondiali”, Morcelliana 2022
OR
Brent Nongbri, Prima della religione. Storia di una categoria moderna, traduzione di Alessia Piana, Claudiana 2022.
Not attending students will replace point number 1 with:
G. Filoramo, Che cosa è la religione, Einaudi, Torino 2004.
Type of delivery of the course
Traditional lessons, fieldwork in small groupsAttendance
Live, with speeches and open questionsType of evaluation
Questions on the programme