Kurs

History of Religions: The World Religions

The purpose of the course is to increase students’ understanding of the basic contents, expressions, and social functions of world religions, i.e. Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddism, and, to a lesser extent, other religions in Asia. In addition, the course aims at conveying a phenomenological perspective, by singling out and comparing general religious phenomena. Excerpts from sacred texts are studied and discussed.

Efter kursen förväntas studenten:

  • be able to account for the basic tenets and character of world religions
  • display general knowledge of world religions so that they are able to analyse similarities and differences between them
  • demonstrate an understanding of the difference between the idiosyncratic essence of a particular religion and/or religious phenomenon, and common traits of religious phenomena

Esposito, John L., 2016. Islam the Straight Path. Fourth Edition. Oxford, UK and New York, NY: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-193 (193 pp.).

Neusner, Jacob & Avery-Peck, Alan J. (ed.), 2003. The Blackwell Companion to Judaism. Malden, MA & Oxford, UK & Carlton, Victoria (Aust.): Blackwell Publishing, pp. 1-288 (288 pp.).

Gwynne, Paul, 2017. The World Religions in Practice. A Comparative Introduction. Malden, MA & Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing (384 pp.). Available as e-book via EbscoHost

Different source texts in translation.


Kurslitteraturen reviderades senast 8 oktober 2019.

Schemat finns tillgängligt senast en månad innan kursen startar. Vi rekommenderar inte att du skriver ut schemat eftersom vissa ändringar kan ske.

Öppna schemat

Miriam Hjälm

Fil.dr, högskolelektor, Campus Södertälje

miriam.hjalm@ehs.se

Betyg

A = Framstående, B = Mycket bra, C = Bra, D = Tillfredsställande, E = Tillräcklig, Fx = Otillräcklig, komplettering möjlig, F = Otillräcklig

Examinationsformer

  • Hemtentamen
  • Salstentamen
  • Seminarier

Grundläggande behörighet.

Attendance at lectures and seminars is mandatory at Stockholm School of Theology.

Fastställd av Ämnesföreträdarkollegiet vid Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm den 23 januari 2019.