Judit Kis-Halasi loengukursus ravitsemispraktikatest ja uuest vaimsusest aprillis-mais 2013

Külalisõppejõud Judit Kis-Halas (Pécsi ülikool, Ungari) peab kevadsemestril eesti ja võrdleva rahvaluule osakonnas ingliskeelse loengukursuse "Healthcare, healers and healing: vernacular practices in New Age" (Tervis, tervendajad ja ravitsemine: rahvapärased praktikad uue vaimsuse kontekstis; FLKU.04.107; 3 EAP), mis on arvestatav kõikide õppeastmete valikainena.

Loengud toimuvad 2. aprillist 22. maini esmaspäeviti kl. 12.15 (Ülikooli 16-215) ja kolmapäeviti kl. 10.15 (Ülikooli 16-214).

Ainekursuse tutvustus inglise keeles:

The course provides a conceptual overview of New Age phenomenon by introducing the diverse definitions and different approaches both in social sciences and in religious studies that have been created so far. Since healing is one of the key metaphors in New Age discourses, the course enumerates the different interpretations. Furthermore it also offers a comprehensive review of different New Age healing techniques and practices, and displays recent attempts in generating typologies of them. Ties between traditional / popular healing methods of vernacular / folk-healing and present day New Age practices are especially highlighted. Therefore special attention is dedicated to 19th and 20th century folk-healing practices both in Central-Eastern Europe and other continents within the research history of folkloristics, medical anthropology and the cultural history of medicalization. The detailed introduction is illustrated by Central European examples of current healing practices primarily, however medical anthropological case studies of a brother geographical and social contest are also considered. The research material and case studies are drawn on the data of present day anthropological fieldwork.

Lähem info: Judit Kis-Halas, tel. 737 6214, e-post  judit.kis-halas@ut.ee