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 | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 60000284 |
Programme of Study: Anamorfōméno PPS Tmīmatos THeologías (2023-2024)
Registered students: 29
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600165154
|
Class Schedule
| Building | Θεολογική |
| Floor | Όροφος 2 |
| Hall | ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ Α (96) |
| Calendar | Παρασκευή 09:00 έως 13:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- 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/1/600165154
- At the Website of the School:
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
With the successful completion of the lectures the students will be able to:
- be familiar with the religions and cultures of the East and Asia,
- identify the basic principles of the world's religions,
- communicate and socialize with the religiously and culturally 'other',
- recognize differences,
- remove prejudices
- encourage mutual understanding and respect.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- 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.
Keywords
Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Japanese Buddhism, Islam, Religions and Philosophies
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 50 | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 38 | 1.5 | |||
| Written assigments | 34 | 1.4 | |||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 124 | 5.0 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams at the end of semester.
Intermediate evaluation with students presentations to the audience.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1α. Γρ. Ζιάκας, Θρησκείες, Κοινωνίες και Πολιτισμοί της Ασίας (Ινδικά, Βουδιστικά, Κινεζικά, Θιβετικά και Ιαπωνικά Θρησκεύματα), Εκδόσεις ΠΑΜΑΚ, Θεσσαλονίκη 2016.
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
Jacobsen, Knut, Objects of worship in South Asian religions: forms, practices and meanings, Routledge, 2014.
Raj, Selva J, South Asian Religions, Routledge, 2012.
Last Update
25-10-2020
