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REL-3001: Newer myth and Theory of ritual Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level. | Language of instruction
Norwegian.
| Examination semester
Autumn, Spring
| Objectives
The course aims at strengthening the awareness of and practice in the analysis of myth and ritual as a major tool in religious studies. A selection of contemporary texts will provide the point of departure, many of which are both characterized by a critical examination of earlier theoretical works, and the attempt to open up new perspectives on the categories "myth" and "ritual" as well as reconsidering the texts and practices providing the traditional empirical basis of earlier approaches to myth and ritual. | Contents
The purpose of the course is to examine the relationship between
religion and film. Some of the problems in focus are the implications
of film as a medium of religious preaching in different parts of the
world; film, propaganda, and censorship; film as substitute of religion
and as an intermediary of social values; the philosophy of cinema
and its prehistory. Another important purpose of the course is to
exercise the analytical skills in the study of religious motifs and
tendencies in a selection of motion pictures. These analyses are to
be grounded in current theories of film, myth, and symbol, but will
not merely concern films with an evident confessional bias. | Form of teaching
Lectures. | Contact person/lecturer
Hans Petter Clemetsen/Siv Aina Hansen | Recommended reading/syllabus
See homepage. | Course overlap
REL-3001 -1 10 sp |
Teaching autumn 2007
Orienteringsmøte: Fredag 17.08, kl 13:15, rom D-0134 | | Forelesning | Første gang: Onsdag 22.08., kl 1215, rom D-0134
Foreleser F.aman. Siv Ellen Kraft
Foreleser f.aman. Peter G. Jackson
Duration:1 semester | | Eksamen | Utlevering av eksamensoppgave: 13.11.
Innlevering av eksamensoppgave: 20.11.
Duration:1 semester |
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