- Emnekode: RL5120
- Studiepoeng: 10
- Språk: Engelsk
Studieprogramtilhørighet:
Religion and Empire RL5120
How have empires formed - and still continue to form - religion? In RL5120 the students will learn about how religion was managed in empires like the Ottoman Empire, the British Empire and East Asian empires such as China and Japan. Following a comprehensive theoretical survey of the concepts of "empire", "colonialism", "imperialism", and "religion", the course will analyse and explore imperial and colonial policies of religion. Students will be introduced to the politics of knowledge production about life of the governed peoples within the colonies, and they will learn about the politics of religious, ethnic and cultural differences. Attention will also be paid to various aspects of lived religious lives, co-existence and boundary transgression within empires. Finally, the course will introduce students to anti-colonial ideologies and resistance to empire.
Organization
The course consists of lectures and seminars.
Studiekrav
In order to receive a final assessment, the student must:
When course requirements are not fulfilled, this will count as one examination attempt, unless the student withdraws before the set deadline (1 May/November).
Avsluttende vurdering/eksamen
The final assessment of RL5120 Religion and Empire is a written school exam (4 hours). The course and final exam will be assessed by grades A - F.
To gain credits for the course the student must fulfill the course requirements.
Læringsutbytte
Knowledge
The student has
Skills:
The student can:
Overlappende emner
The course has no credit reduction to other courses.