REL4119S/REL5119S: Embodiment, Religion and Ethics

REL4119S / REL5119S    EMBODIMENT, RELIGION AND ETHICS 
(Not offered in 2025)
REL4119S: 24 NQF credits at NQF level 8
REL5119S: 24 NQF credits at NQF level 9

Convener: Dr A Alhourani 

Course entry requirements:
REL4119S: Acceptance for an honours programme.
REL5119S: Acceptance for a master's programme.

Course outline: 
This course critically examines various theories of embodiment and aesthetics and relates them to questions of ethics, the human body, and religious experiences and traditions. The course initials an exploration into how the material culture of religion and its associated sensational experiences condition the human body and the cultivation of social norms and virtue ethics. Through close analysis of both religious primary texts and ethnographic case studies from different religious cultures, including Islam and African traditions, this course provides a comparative insight into the values and meanings of embodiment and ethics and aims to unpack and better understand the complexity of the world we live in.  

Lecture Times: Wednesdays

DP requirements: Regular attendance and participation in weekly seminars, and submission of all prescribed assignments by due dates  

Assessment:

• REL4119S: Class participation (10%); Oral presentation (5%); Response papers (40%) and 4000-word Final Essay (45%)
• REL5119S: Class participation (10%); Oral presentation (5%); Response papers (40%) and 4000-word Final Essay (45%)