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Presentation
Presentation
With this UC it is intended to provide students with an approach to the scientific area of Science of Religions, which is characterized by its own specificities and not always noticeable for those who have not studied the religious phenomenon in some depth. Thus, this UC will act as a kind of starting point for the general framing of the study of the religious field and issues related to religions and spiritualities, both in the present and in history.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT453-18056
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Fundamentals of the Science of Religions 2. Theology and the Science of Religions 3. Religion in a comparative perspective 4. Religion in the Humanities 5. Religions in Time and Space 6. Themes in the Philosophy of Religion 7. Religion and the Fine Arts 8. Religion in the Social Sciences 9. Topics in the Psychology of Religion 10. Religions in Portugal and in contemporary times
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Objectives
Objectives
The main and more general objective of this Curricular Unit (UC) is for students to acquire the basic methodological, hermeneutic, conceptual, historical-religious, comparative, and bibliographic tools to fit and study, from the point of view of the Science of Religions, the issues pertaining to the current religious phenomenon and from the historical point of view. For that, they must fulfill the following specific objectives: 1) acquire the hermeneutic and scientific notions and tools considered essential to understand the relevance of religion or belief; 2) know the fundamental documents on the subject, as well as some works and fundamental thoughts of authors; 3) contextualize the acquired knowledge with your own personal and social reality.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
There is a real possibility of including study visits to museums, places of worship and religious communities.
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References
References
[AA. VV], Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, Lisboa, Edições Universitárias Lusófonas, 21 n.ºs, 2002-. BOSCAGLIA, Fabrizio, Ciência e Religião: subsídio para o estudo introdutório de dois conceitos, Lisboa, Subterrânea, 2024 [no prelo]. BOTELHO MONIZ, Jorge, Secularização: genealogias, modelos e debates, Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, 2023. BRISSOS-LINO, José, GONZALEZ, Bárbara (orgs.), Religião, Espiritualidade e Qualidade de Vida, Lisboa, Edições Universitárias Lusófonas, 2020. GOUVEIA MONTEIRO, João, História Concisa das Grandes Religiões, Lisboa, Manuscrito, 2021. MENDES PINTO, Paulo, Portugal e as Religiões: a herança da diversidade/Portugal and Religion: heritage and diversity, tr. José Manuel Godinho, [s.l.], Clube do Colecionador dos Correios, 2023. ____ (dir.), VITAL, Mariana (coord.), Cosmovisões Religiosas e Espirituais: guia didático de tradições presentes em Portugal, Lisboa, Alto Comissariado para as Migrações, 2016.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
