Cultural and Religious Structures

Code:

MHP005

Acronym:

ECR

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in History and Heritage

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EHP	3	Course Programme	1	-	6	60	162
MHP	25	MHP - Study Plan	1	-	6	60	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The objective of this module is to help students reflect on the cultural and religious aspects of social phenomena, events, situations and attitudes which do not seem to have any evident relation with culture and religion stricto sensu.
Simultaneously, the study and methodology of the sources of cultural and religious structures will provide students with a better understanding of society, culture and the mentalities of a specific historical period.

Program

Presentation of the seminar and its programme.
Methodology and Sources.
Assessment.


Culture and Religion
Human beings – religious animals?
The Sacred and the Profane.
Seclusion and personal fulfilment – Human beings as social animals.


Religion and Society.
Elements of religion in society. From theory to practice.


Sacred power and cultural conflicts – continuities and fractures.
A God with different faces.


Control and repression of heterodoxy.
Culture and Society.


Culture and Mentalities – evolution.

Mandatory literature

AZEVEDO, Carlos M. (dir.) ; - Dicionário de História Religiosa de Portugal, Círculo de Leitores, 2000
AZEVEDO, Carlos M. (dir.) ; História Religiosa de Portugal, Círculo de Leitores, 2000
BRAGA, Teófilo; O povo português nos seus costumes, crenças e tradições, Public. D. Quixote, 1994
Brigola, João; Colecções, gabinetes e museus em Portugal no séc. XVIII , FGC/FCT, 2003
DIAS, Geraldo J. A. Coelho ; Vila das Aves: história da paróquia e sua toponímia, Câmara Municipal de Santo Tirso, 1993
Dicionário histórico das ordens : institutos religiosos e outras formas de vida consagrada católica em Portugal , Gradiva, 2010. ISBN: 978-989-616-378-5
LIMA, José da Silva, ; Etnografia religiosa em Portugal, Círculo de Leitores,, 2002
Nunes, Maria de Fátima, Cunha, N.; Imagens da Ciência em Portugal, Caleidoscópio, 2006. ISBN: 9728801777
Ordens religiosas em Portugal : das origens a Trento : guia histórico. 2ª ed . , Livros Horizonte, 2006. ISBN: 972-24-1433-X
PAIVA, José P. ; Os Bispos de Portugal e do Império (1495-1777), Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2006
PALOMO, Federico ; A Contra-Reforma em Portugal, 1540-1700., Livros Horizonte, 2006
Portugaliae Monumenta Misericordiarum , , União das Misericórdias Portuguesas, 2007. ISBN: 978-972-98904-5-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes involving student participation in developing topics that fall into potential research. Use of various sources to be experienced by students, in addition to critical review and proper bibliography.

keywords

Humanities > History > Social history
Humanities > History > History of science
Humanities > History > Church history
Social sciences
Humanities > Religious Sciences > Church studies

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
tutorials	Participação presencial	10,00		2012-01-13
assesment text	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	6,00		2012-02-03
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
research in archives and libraries	Estudo autónomo	20	2012-01-13
individual workload	Estudo autónomo	96	2012-02-03
	Total:	116,00

Calculation formula of final grade

According to the Assessment Regulations for Master’s courses.

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations for Master’s courses.

Observations

The academic year suggests a heavy active student component with a view to develop research.