Sociology of Religion 440-ERS-1SOR
Sociology of religion as a sociological sub-discipline. Presentation of main trends in the sociology of religion. Sociological definitions of religion. Classic period in the sociology of religion - Emile Durkheim. Contemporary theories of religion (P. Berger, T. Luckmann, J. Casanova). Secularisation process in modern and postmodern societies. Deprivatization of religion. New religious movements, sects, cults (Scientology, the orthodox sects in the Podlasie region). Places of religious worship in the Podlasie region.
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Kryteria oceniania
i) class presence and participation
i) exam (multimedia presentation)
Literatura
Readings and documentaries (selection):
i) Emile Durkheim, "The Elementary Form of Religious Life", The Free Press 1995 (selection).
i) Peter L. Berger, "The Social Reality of Religion", Penguin Books 1967 (selection).
i) Thomas Luckmann, "The Invisible Religion. The Problem of Religion in Modern Society", The Macmillan Company 1967 (selection).
i) Jose Casanova, "Public Religions in the Modern World", The University of Chicago Press 1994 (selection).
i) "A Souvenir From Calvary", 1958.
i) "The Paradise on Earth", 2003.
i) "Going clear. Scientology and the Prison of Belief", 2015.
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