Postgraduate Course: From Primitive to Indigenous: The Academic Study of Indigenous Religions (REST11003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Religious Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Tutorial Text |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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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.
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Assessment Information
| 3,000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | FromPrimitive |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof James Cox
Tel: (0131 6)50 8942
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Course secretary | Ms Felicity Smail
Tel: 0131 650 7227
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