REL1017S AFRICAN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Professor A Ukah
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
Africa is religiously pluralistic, having three major religious traditions. These are African indigenous religions, Christianity and Islam. Each of these is internally diverse and multifaceted, creating a mosaic of religious cultures, rituals, communities, ethics and worldviews. This course intends to investigate the histories, rituals and discourses of the traditions where they interact, differ and display common elements. As an introductory course to Religious Studies, we use content that engages the diversity of students' lifeworlds and is cognizant of our African location. We employ innovative teaching and delivery methods, including multilingual pedagogies and digital literacy, that allow more time for active engagement and the development of critical reading, writing and analytical skills in the Humanities.
Lecture times: Monday and Thursday 6th period plus two tutorials.
DP requirements: Mandatory attendance of lectures and participation in tutorials. Submission of all work by due dates.
Assessment: Continuous assessment (essays, projects, tests, etc.) counts 100%.
