World religions. Islam
Foundation and spread of Islam. Islam doctrine. Main dogmas of Islam.
Islam as a political movement. Emergence and spreading of Islam as a political movement. Causes of its spreading. Islamic radicalism
Module 2 National religions. Judaism Emergence of Judaism. Its teaching. Its doctrine. Talmud. Kabbala. Zionism.
National religions. Hinduism. Taoism Emergence of Hinduism (Brahmanism and Jainism). Main directions of Hinduism (Vishnuism, Shivaism)
Confucianism Emergence of Confucianism. Its teaching. Hierarchy in Confucianism. Impact of Confucianism on political life.
Sikhism. Zoroastrianism Origin and spreading of Sikhism. Impact of Sikhism ideas on political life (India). Spreading of Zoroastrianism
Shinto Origin of Shinto. Merging of Buddhism and Shinto. Trends in Shinto. Peculiarities of religious life in Shinto.
Religious sects Crisis of the traditional forms of religious conciseness at the second half of the XX century. Emergence and spreading of non- traditional cults
Religious situation in Kazakhstan Major religions in Kazakhstan. Religious groups. State policy in religious questions
Practical studies. Module 1
Religion and society- Place of religion in society (essay)
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