Course MIR 2106A · Year II · Autumn 2026-2027

Non religious identities in Europe

Compulsory course in Regional Identities in Central Eastern Europe, taught by Marius Rotar.

Overview

Lecturer
Marius Rotar
Seminar tutor
Marius Rotar
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
No Erasmus+ Language
Domain
History - Masters
Field of study
Regional Identities in Central Eastern Europe
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Lecture
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, debate, presentation
Entry requirements
nothing special

Aims

the development of the students' historical background

familiarizing students with non religious issues

Respect for idea of tolerance

Course contents

1.  Non-Religious Identity

2.  Anti-Clerical Identity

3. Separation of Church-State

4. Freethought – Movement

5. Freethought in Romania. 

6. Civil Marriage, Secular Oath, Secularization of Education

7. Secular Funerals, Relations with Cremation

8.  Romanian Socialists Until 1914

9. Atheism – Movement

10.  Atheism in Romania: The Interwar Period

11. Atheism in Romania: the Communist Period

12. Humanism – Movement

13. Church–State Relations 

14. Recap

Learning outcomes

The discipline aims to famlizarize studnets with the idea of non religious identity, itis history, evolution, criticism and developments.

Assessment

Oral exam 70%, essay 30%

Recommended reading

La libre pensee en France, 1848-1940
Lalouette, Jacqueline
Albin Marcel, Paris, 1996 · 1-300
Eternitate prin Cenusa
Rotar Marius
Institutul European, Iasi, 2011 · 1-646
Religie și naționalism. Ideologia BOR sub regimul comunist
Gillet, Olivier
Compania, Bucuresti, 2011 · 1-300
Religie și societate în Europa. Secularizarea în secolele XIX și XX
Remond, Rene
Polirom, Iasi, 2011 · 1-250