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RLST2641: Myth, Method, Worldviews
2027 unit information
Myth and Worldview are vital to religions as much as they are to systems of civilization and to the operation of secular Modernity. In this unit we critically examine the beliefs, biases, chauvinisms, and benefits of worldview structures, how they demand our faith, and compel us towards group cohesion. You will acquire a range of critical tools and methodological approaches as we examine issues of existential reasoning in global faith-based, mythic, and nationalist structures. We will focus on the use of belief in the epistemology (how we know) of these systems, their ontologies (how we exist) and their soteriologies (how we will be saved).
Unit details and rules
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| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Studies in Religion |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Studies in Religion |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Studies in Religion |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Outline the history, concerns and practices of the academic study of religion
- LO2. Practise core research skills appropriate to the discipline
- LO3. Discuss diverse theoretical approaches to the study of myth
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Semester 1 2027
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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