Course Instructor: Stefan Păun.

The course proposes to offer the students basic notions regarding religion history, to learn about the main concepts, theories and systems. The approached themes refer to people's religion in different historical ages, the interdependencies between religion and culture and civilization elements are revealed. The course intends to explain specific basic notions, the analysis of different religions within the specific historic epoch. -for applications: the seminar classes structured on seven different themes allow the students to approach the basic elements analyzed at the course, emphasizing free discussions, analyzing historic documents, giving arguments for the personal point of view and maintaining papers.

Syllabus:

• Introductory course.
• Beliefs and religious manifestations in prehistory.
• The religion of the people from the Antique East.
• The Sumerian-Babylonians and the Persians.
• The evolution in the Antique Egypt.
• Unity and variety in the religious life of India.
• Tradition and Buddhist influence in the religious life from China and Japan.
• Religion in Antique Greece and Rome.
• Religions at the Pre-Columbian people.
• Judaism - the first religion of spiritual individualism.
• The appearance of Islam and its role in Arabian expansion.
• The religions of Black Africa.
• The origin and the evolution of Christianity.
• The history of the Christian church.
• The religious reform of the 16th century.
• The evolution of the religious life at Romanians.