Religion og musikk

The objective of the course is to give an introduction to:

• the main types of music (recitation, other forms of vocal music, other forms of ritual music) within Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam;
• the most important differences in views of music within these five religions;
• convictions and debates about music within these five religions;
• methods and theoretical perspectives in the study of religion and music;
• how religious music is used in popular culture and advertising; and
• how religious music is used in the criticism of religions.

RELV334 is an optional unit within the Master´s Programme in the Study of Religions.

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

Knowledge

The student

• has general knowledge about the main types of music, different views of music, and convictions and debates about music within Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
• has general knowledge about methods and theoretical perspectives in the study of religious music.
• has knowledge about how religious music is used in popular culture, advertising, and in the criticism of religions.
• has the capability of analysing religious music with the help of some central methods and theoretical perspectives from the History of Religions and Musicology.
• has the capability of putting the knowledge about religious music 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 theories and methods used in the study of religious music.
• has the capability of writing a coherent analytical text about religious music, 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.