Samisk religion

The aim of the course is to give an introduction to the history of Sami religion with emphasis on the indigenous religion, but the process of religious change, different forms of Sami Christianity, and Sami religiosity today are also dealt with.

RELV208 is an optional unit within the Bachelor´s Programme in the Study of Religion.

The student shall by the end of the course have gained the following learning outcome defined in knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has deeper knowledge about Sami religion, Pre-Christian as well as Christian, about important rituals and narratives, about central ideas and concepts, and about the interplay between religion and the rest of culture.
• has knowledge about some theoretical perspectives used in the study of Sami religion.
• has knowledge about new and earlier research and about important scholarly issues relevant for the study of Sami religion.

Skills

The student

• has the capability of analysing subject-matters in English and of drawing conclusions on one´s own.
• has the capability of critically examining theories and methods used in the study of Sami religion.
• has the capability of writing a coherent analytical text about Sami religion, thereby demonstrating a capacity for using the norms and techniques of academic writing.

General competence

The student

• has practice in handling large quantities of information and literature within a short time period, and in interpreting and presenting information.