• theories and definitions of religion: major turns
• key concepts in the study of religion
• categorizations and religion: gendering, racializing, othering
• present usages of the past

• secularization and secularities
• global and post-colonial outlooks
• cognition, emotions and practice

• Students who have already completed HIS5010 will receive 5 credit points (ECTS) for SAM5010 on their transcript of records or diploma.

• take active part in a minimum of 75% of the formal teaching activities
• pass a written assessment task (800-1000 words)
• participate in the electronic evaluation of the course if such an evaluation is stipulated in the relevant term

• thorough knowledge of key theories and definitions of religion
• thorough knowledge of how religion may interact with other categorizations, including gender and ideas about race and ethnicity
• thorough knowledge of theories of secularization beyond the west
• thorough knowledge of theories of everyday religion
• good knowledge the use of religion in present usages of the past
• good knowledge and critical awareness of the ways in which conceptions, theories and debates shape academic knowledge about religion
• good knowledge of debates about media and religion

• participate in discussions and other classroom activities, displaying awareness of her/his positionality within the larger guild of academic studies of religion
• apply academic concepts and theories to analyze, interpret and discuss religion

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• Mahmood, S. (2001). Feminist theory, embodiment, and the docile agent: Some reflections on the Egyptian Islamic revival. Cultural Anthropology, 16(2), s. 202-236. Bibliotek. Hentet fra www.jstor.org
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• Nye, M. (2019). Race and religion: Postcolonial formations of power and whiteness. Method and theory in the study of religion, 31, s. 210-237. Bibliotek. Hentet fra doi.org
• Pals, D. L. (2015). Nine theories of religion (3. utg., s. 15-48, 81-184). New York: Oxford University Press. Bibliotek
• Schilbrack, K. (2020). A metaphysics for the study of religion. Critical research on religion, 8(1), s. 87-100. Bibliotek (Kompendium).
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• Woodhead, L. (2012). Gender differences in religious practice and significance. Travail, genre et sociétés, 1(27), s. 33-54. Hentet fra www.cairn-int.info

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