Religion in World Literatures
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 15
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- RELV238
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
The objective of the course is to provide the student with a basic understanding of some of the ways religious activities, narratives and symbols are presented in prose literature, and some of the methods and theoretical perspectives used in the analysis of religion in literature.
The concrete content of the course as well as the regions studied can vary from term to term the course is given. Information about content and regions will be available as the same time as the Reading List is published, i.e. on June 1st at the latest the years the course is given.
RELV238 is an optional unit within the Bachelor Programme in the Study of Religions.
Learning Outcomes
The student has by the end of the course gained the following learning outcome defined in knowledge, skills, and general competence:
Knowledge:
The student
- has basic knowledge of some of the ways religious activities, narratives and symbols are presented in prose literatures in different parts of the world;
- has acquaintance with some methods and methodological problems and a selection of theoretical perspectives used in the analysis of religion in prose literatures;
- has the capability of putting the knowledge about religion in prose literatures in relation to the history of religions in general; and
- has knowledge about new and earlier research and about important issues relevant for the study of religion in prose literatures in different parts of the world.
Skills:
The student
- has the capability of analysing a complex theme and of drawing conclusions of one¿s own;
- has the capability of critically examining theories and methods; and
- has the capability of writing two reviews and a coherent analytical text, thereby demonstrating a capacity for using the norms and techniques of academic writing.
General competence:
The student
- has practice in handling large quantities of information and literature within a short time period, and of interpreting and presenting information.
Full-time/Part-time
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Autumn, but not regularly.
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Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
In this course the following compulsory requirements have to be approved in order to sit for the examination:
- A minimum of 80% attendance in the seminars (minimum 4 of 5 seminars).
- The writing of book reviews of two novels. The novels to be reviewed have to be chosen from a list that will be distributed at the beginning of the course. Each review should have a length of up to 750 words.
Compulsory attendance is evaluated with "approved"/"not approved."
Compulsory requirements of this course are valid for two semesters; the semester when approved, and the following semester.
Forms of Assessment
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Autumn, but not regularly.
There will also be assessment early spring term (only for students with valid mandatory course requirements), given that the course is instructed the term before.
Reading List
The reading list consists of ca. 500 pages of secondary literature and ca. 2 000 pages of novels and short stories.
The reading list is published by July 1st. for the autumn term.