UHVM0032 Cultural antropology

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Robert Antonín, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Robert Antonín, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will learn the basic concepts and problem areas of cultural anthropology.
Syllabus
  • 1. Culture and man
    2. The nature and education
    3. Culture and language
    4. Human nature and socialization
    5. Social systems, status and role, gender role
    6. Marriage and family
    7. Kinship systems
    8. Ecology and economy and economic anthropology
    9. Order, authority, prestige, power, social class, caste, country
    10. Aninismus, animatismus, sacred and profane, magic, shamanism, ritual, and religion
    11. Cultural History
Literature
    recommended literature
  • V. Soukup. Dějiny sociální a kulturní antropologie. Praha 1996. info
  • J. Sokol. Filosofická antropologie: člověk jako osoba. Praha, 2002. info
  • R. F. Murphy. Úvod do kulturní a sociální antropologie. Praha, 1999. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* 90% attendance, active participation
* Knowledge of key concepts and problems (written test)
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2014, recent)
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