REL2048S PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION
This course may also be offered in Summer Term (REL2048P) – please consult the Department.
24 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Professor S Shaikh
Course entry requirements: Second-year status or permission of the Head of Department.
Course outline:
This course pays special attention to issues of theory and method in the psychology of religion, in order to develop an understanding of personal identity, as well as mental and spiritual health in religious contexts. While recognising the importance of gender, class, race, ethnicity and other social forms of identity, the course focuses on religious dynamics of personal identity and the formation of selfhood through case studies in consciousness, mysticism, embodiment, intertextual reading practices and cultural resources for being human. The course explores the various ways in which religion might inform personal, social and intersubjective notions of self, while providing conception of the good/the good life.
Lecture times: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 5th period plus one tutorial.
DP requirements: Mandatory attendance at lectures and tutorials in all sections of the course. Submission of all work by due dates.
Assessment: Continuous assessment (essays, projects, tests, etc.) counts 100%.
