Problems of terminological translation in religious studies

Course: Religious Studies 2021

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Problems of terminological translation in religious studies
Code
ОК.09
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
2. Confidently possess the state and foreign languages for the implementation of written and oral communication, including for scientific and professional communication; present research results in national and foreign languages. 3. Apply modern methods and technologies, in particular information technology, for successful and effective solving of complex problems in the field of religious studies, adhere to the rules of academic integrity. 8. Systematize the facts of the religious life of society, interpret religious events and phenomena on the basis of understanding the specifics of the influence of religion on social processes. 12. Plan and carry out scientific research in the field of religious studies, choose effective research methods and tools, analyze the results, justify the conclusions.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Before starting the course, the student must: 1. Know the main conceptual approaches to the analysis of religion as a phenomenon; the history of the emergence and development of various world religions. 2. To be able to use information and communication technologies; search, process and analyze information from various sources; collect and interpret information on cultural phenomena and events; to analyze the essence, properties and other systemic characteristics of the phenomenon of religion using special methods of religious studies. 3. Possess basic skills of scientific research and academic writing; demonstrate the ability to search, process and analyze information from various sources; use of information and communication technologies.
Course content
The educational discipline has a practical nature and focuses on the formation of students' skills in translating academic religious literature into English language, as well as understanding the contexts of use and interpretation of key terms that form the basis of modern Western religious studies.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1.Geertz, Clifford. Religion as a Cultural System., in “The Interpretation of Cultures: Selected Essays”, NY, Basic Books, 1973: 87-125. 2. Asad, Talal. Genealogies of Religion. Discipline and Reason of Power in Christianity and Islam., Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 1993: pp. 27-83. 3. Stark, R. And Bainbridge, W.S. Of Churches, Sects, and Cults: Preliminary Concepts for Theory of Religious Movements, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1979, 18 (2):117-133. 4. Snow, D.A., Machalek, R. The Sociology of Conversion, Annual Review of Sociology, 1984. 10: 167- 190. 5. BELIEF. Віра; переконання; думка., Європейський словник філософій. Лексикон неперекладностей. Том перший. Під керівництвом Барбари Кассен., К.: Дух і Літера, 2009:226-236. 6. Eliade, M. The Sacred and The Profane. The nature of Religion. The significance of religious myth, symbolism, and ritual within life and culture., NY: A Harvest Book, 1968: pp.8-65
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
The semester number of points is formed by the points received by the student in the process of mastering the material from all topics of the academic discipline. The overall semester grade consists of points obtained for 1) classroom work (oral answers, participation in discussions during classroom classes); 2) independent written work. Final evaluation in the form of an exam.
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Yevhen Anatoliiovych Piletsky
Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Philosophy

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Philosophy