Undergraduate Course: Shamanism 3/4 (REST10010)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Religious Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An examination of different approaches to the study of shamanism, including definitions, characteristics and typologies, with a particular focus on Arctic shamanism, and concluding with a study of neo-shamanism in contemporary Western society. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of the course students should be able to: 1) define shamanism and discriminate among its uses in scholarly literature; 2) distinguish between shamanistic types of religious practitioners and more narrowly defined shamanistic practices; 3) describe the way shamans are chosen and initiated; 4) outline the inducements involved in shamanic trances; 5) place in conceptual categories the types of spirits encountered in a shaman's altered states of consciousness; 6) analyse the function of shamans in indigenous societies.
Skills in preparing for, and presenting seminars, particularly in co-operative group settings, will also be developed in the course. |
Assessment Information
| 10% on seminar presentations and participation, 30% on an essay, 60% on degree examination. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Sham |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof James Cox
Tel: (0131 6)50 8942
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Course secretary | Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
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