Religion, Culture and Society
| Specialisatie van: | Theology and Religious Studies |
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| Graad: | Master of Arts in Theology and Religious Studies |
| Onderwijsvorm: | Voltijd, deeltijd |
| Duur: | 1 jaar |
| Start: | September, februari |
| Taal: | Engels, maar Nederlands als zich geen internationale studenten hebben ingeschreven |
In de specialisatie Religion, Culture and Society bestudeer je religie in vergelijkend of historisch perspectief, of van een wetenschappelijke afstand, kijkend naar de interactie met kennis en gebruiken die in eerste instantie niet tot het geloof behoorden.
The Religion, Culture and Society specialisation is geared towards students who want to work on religious diversity and interaction in the past and present. It brings together approaches from the history of religions, comparative religion, sociology of religion, psychology of religion, philosophy and ethics. Students are required to approach religion from a variety of perspectives and to formulate integrated research questions.
Religion is an immensely important dimension of human culture and society, and can be studied on various levels: from the personal/individual level based on its function in distinct communities, societies or periods of history through to its role in the modern world as a whole. It is clear that there is no single (integrated) theory of religion. An interdisciplinary approach to the subject is therefore indispensable, and students in this specialisation can choose both a focus area (a particular religious tradition or a chosen theme, such as ‘religion and violence’, ‘pilgrimage’, ‘freedom of religion’, ‘esotericism’) and a disciplinary angle from which their subject will be approached. The Institute for Religious Studies, and the Faculty of Humanities as a whole, are almost unparalleled in the broad scope of their geographical, historical, and disciplinary expertise.
