From Primitive to Indigenous: The Academic Study of Indigenous Religions 3/4 (U03717)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : DIV-3-DIV-3-PIR

This course examines the history of and approaches to the academic study of Indigenous Religions in relation to traditional academic teaching of the so-called world religions and includes in-depth case studies of the indigenous peoples of Alaska and Zimbabwe.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Religion 1A, Religion 1B, Religion 2A, Religion 2b or consent of Course Manager

? Costs : Tutorial Text

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Religious Studies, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will have achieved:

1) the ability to critically examine the assumptions beneath the world religions paradigm;
2) a working knowledge of the historical background to the academic study of Indigenous Religions;
3) the capacity to discern problems in employing the terms 'indigenous' and 'religions';
4) skills in integrating approaches to the study of other religious traditions comprising their degree course;
5) the ability to apply and test theories in specific case studies.

Assessment Information

Assessment for Honours students will be by student presentation and seminar participation (10% of the mark), degree examination (60% of the mark) and by an essay of 2000 words (30% of the mark).