Undergraduate - UnitATS2621 - Religion as culture in the Malay world

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Indonesian Studies
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Paul Thomas

Notes

Previously coded INS2020

Synopsis

This unit will introduce students to the centrality of religion to everyday life in the Malay World. It explores religious influences on contemporary cultural and political institutions and the diversity of interactions between the major faiths of the region. The unit will discuss topics such as the historical origins of religions in the archipelago; the translation of religious ideas and literature; religious themes in popular culture including film, theatre, and music; and the religious elements of traditional cultural practice.

Outcomes

After successfully completing the unit, students should be able to:

identify key features of religious practice in the Malay World;
describe the manner in which religious ideas have entered and spread through the region;
discuss the relationship between contemporary culture and religion;
describe and assess the various ways in which people have sought to understand religion in the Malay World;
use specific case studies to evaluate the influence of specific religious bodies or organisations on contemporary cultural life.

Assessment

Participation:10%
Written work: 70% (3,500 words)
Test: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Paul Thomas

Workload requirements

One 1-hour lecture per week and one 1-hour tutorial per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Anthropology
Indonesian studies
International studies

Prohibitions

ATS3621