Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the module, the student will be able to: 1. Define and discuss what is meant by folk belief and popular/vernacular religion. 2. Examine theoretical approaches to the study of these genres of tradition. 3. Illustrate a familiarity with a variety of traditional religious practices and narratives. Illustrate a familiarity with belief legends about various supernatural beings and forces. 4. Discuss the relationship between narrative genre and belief. 5. Identify and evaluate possible explanatory frameworks for a number of popular folk beliefs and religious practices.
Indicative Module Content:
Popular religion, folk prayers, folk charms, lives of the saints, tales of the holy family, religious practice and belief found in the everyday