Red X iconGreen tick iconYellow tick icon

    Overview

    Critical study of selected texts from Buddhism and/or other religions. Considers advanced methods for textual research. Taught by field-leading visiting lecturers and/or RELS staff with expertise in those texts.

    In this paper, students will study a particular genre of religious text under the guided supervision of scholar expert in that genre.

    About this paper

    Paper title Readings in Religious Texts
    Subject Religious Studies
    EFTS 0.25
    Points 30 points
    Teaching period(s) Semester 1 (On campus)
    Semester 1 (Distance learning)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $2,356.75
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Limited to
    MA(Coursework)
    Contact

    religion@otago.ac.nz

    Teaching staff

    To be confirmed

    Teaching Arrangements

    The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching

    This paper will be taught as an intensive course. Students (including distance students) will be required to complete preparatory reading and then be present on campus in Dunedin for a week of intensive seminars in February. Assessment will be completed during the course of the first semester.

    Textbooks

    To be advised

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised

    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.

    Learning Outcomes

    On successful completion of this paper, learners will be able to:

    • Demonstrate an informed understanding of key concepts and major themes within the text(s) studied
    • Discuss critically the context of origin, history of transmission and reception of the text
    • Critically analyse the doctrinal stance of the text and its relation to other religious traditions and to relgious practice
    • Assess the secondary literature on the text and evaluate the different approaches to the text in contemporary scholarship
    • Demonstrate that they have acquired the basic methodological skills to undertake independent research on Buddhist texts, working on primary sources

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught through Distance Learning
    Learning management system
    Blackboard
    Back to top