SCY2132

Sociology of religion

Proposed to be offered next in 2000

Robert Wolfgramm

8 points - 3 hours per week - Second semester - Peninsula - Prerequisites: First-year SCY sequence or equivalent

Objectives On completion of this subject students should have obtained a clearer understanding of relationship between religion and society; acquired a set of social-theoretical perspectives useful for analysing religion; gained an appreciation of the functions of religious phenomena at both individual and society levels; and come to a recognition of the historical impacts of religious forms and practices on culture and society.

Synopsis This subject covers the following topics: 'religious', 'social' and 'scientific'; religious persons and experiences; religious organisations and ideologies; religion and indigenity; religion and the state; sectarian religion; religious syncretism and social change.

Assessment Essay (2500 words): 40% - Research report (2500 words): 40% - Test (1 hour): 20%

Prescribed texts

Kurtz L Gods in the global village Pine Forge, 1995

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