World Religions
| Title | Σύγχρονα μεγάλα θρησκεύματα / World Religions |
| Code | 601 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Theology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Nickolas-Panayiotis Roubekas |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 60000284 |
Programme of Study: Anamorfōméno PPS Tmīmatos THeologías (2023-2024)
Registered students: 17
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600098993
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Class Schedule
| Building | Θεολογική |
| Floor | Όροφος 2 |
| Hall | ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ Α (96) |
| Calendar | Παρασκευή 09:00 έως 13:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- General Knowledge
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600098993
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Familiarity with the other, understand the basic principles of
the world's religions, acquiring skills in communication and
fellowship with religiously and culturally other, respect each other.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Genesis, historical development, teaching, myth, worship, life and
society of the modern major religions and cultures of the world, that
of Indian (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikchismou) Chinese
(Confucianism, Taoism), Tibetan (Lamaism and Bon) and Japanese (Shinto
and Japanese Buddhism). Special reference to Islam: genesis,
evolution, disciplines, teaching, and structure of Islamic society,
contemporary religious and political considerations.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | |||||
| Total |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams at the end of semester
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1α. Γρ. Ζιάκας, Θρησκείες και Πολιτισμοί της Ασίας (Ινδικά, Βουδιστικά, Κινεζικά, Θιβετικά και Ιαπωνικά Θρησκεύματα), Εκδόσεις Κορνηλία Σφακιανάκη, Θεσσαλονίκη 2008.
1β. Π. Παχής, Θρησκείες της Ανατολής, εκδόσεις Κορνηλία Σφακιανάκη, Θεσσαλονίκη 2005.
2. R. McCutcheon, Κατασκευάζοντας τη θρησκεία, εκδόσεις Βάνιας, Θεσσαλονίκη 2003.
Additional bibliography for study
Γρ. Ζιάκας, Ταξίδι στις Θρησκείες και τους Πολιτισμούς της Ασίας,
εκδ. Harptree, London 2013
Last Update
29-08-2018
