Religion, Space and Place

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Religion, Space and Place
Leerdoelen	Students will be able to explain the religious, cultural and secular functions of a sacred space Students will learn how to analyse a sacred space through a combination of historical, sociological, and spatial science approaches. Students will be able to understand ‘space’ and as a methodological category, and apply it in research on religion, art history, sociology. Students will learn on interaction of secular and sacred in the public sphere. Students will learn more of the cultural and material history of Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Shinto, Daoism and Islam.
Omschrijving	This course addresses the spatial dimensions of religions and the religious aspect of places. A series of lectures explore the role of space and place in religious traditions and communities, analyse religious activity (especially rituals) in spatial contexts. This course will address questions such as: - What is considered a ‘sacred space’? - What does make a ‘space’ sacred? - How many kinks of ‘sacred space’ can we detect? - How ‘secular’ and ‘sacred’ are intertwined in the same ‘space’? - How do sacred sites ‘network,’ and what are the effects of these networks on the space and religious practice? Sacred sites will be analysed with reference to case studies from the past and the present in Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Shamanism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam. ‘Sacred space’ is a large category including (1) material architecture, (2) natural landscape, (3) imagined/visionary places, (4) cyber-spaces and (5) body maps. Each week will focus one or more these types of ‘sacred space’.
Uren per week	6
Onderwijsvorm	excursion, lectures, self-study
Toetsvorm	opdracht(en)
Vaksoort	bachelor
Coördinator	dr. S. Travagnin
Docent(en)	dr. A.J.M. Irving ,dr. S. Travagnin
Entreevoorwaarden
Opmerkingen	lectures: 42 hours (two meetings of three hours per week) the literature will be announced in the study manual.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Bachelor Religious Studies 3 semester I b keuzegroep Bachelor Theologie 3 semester I b keuzegroep Bachelor Theologie met Grieks 3 semester I b keuzegroep Exchange programme: bachelormodules 1 semester I b keuze