Religion og kunst

The aim of this course is to give an introduction to:

• the main types of two- and three-dimensional art and of architecture within Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam;
• the most important differences in views of art within these five religions;
• convictions and debates about art within these five religions;
• methods and theoretical perspectives in the study of religion and art;
• how religious art is used in popular culture and advertising; and
• how religious art is used in the criticism of religions

RELV333 is an optional unit within the Master's Programme in the Study of Religions.

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 general knowledge about the main types of art, different views of art, and convictions and debates about art within Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
• has general knowledge about methods and theoretical perspectives in the study of religious art.
• has knowledge about how religious art is used in popular culture, advertising, and in the criticism of religions.
• has the capability of analysing religious art with the help of some central methods and theoretical perspectives from the History of Religions and the History of Art.
• has the capability of putting the knowledge about religious art in relation to wider contexts within the History of Religions.

Skills:

The student

• has the capability of analysing subject-matters in English and of drawing conclusions of one´s own.
• has the capability of critically examining methods and theoretical perspectives used in the study of religious art.
• has the capability of writing a coherent analytical text about religious art, thereby demonstrating a capacity for using the norms and techniques of academic writing.
• has the capability of conveying information about the subject field to others, both in writing and orally.

General competence:

The student

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