DSBcB016 Comparative mythology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Pivoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:50–12:25 A21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Introduce the methodological basis of comparative mythology and its historical development. Inform about the mythological systems of the world and their sources. Point to analogical topics in different world's mythologies, interpret and compare them. Describe some linguistic and etymological connections of the names of mythological figures especially in the Indo-European area.
Syllabus
  • 1) 1st topic: Comparative mytohology as a dispscipline 2) 2nd topic: Creation myths 3) 3d topic: Deities and humans 4) 4th topic: Cosmology, solar and lunar myths 5) 5th topic: Death, evil and the underworld 6) 6th topic: Cultural hero, origin of civilization 7) 7th topic: Nature, animals, trees and mythology 8) 8th topic: King, political power and law 9) 9th topic: Warrior's world - war, violence and weapons 10) 10th topic: Sorcery, magic and sacred speech 11) 11th topic: Gender in mythology, role of woman 12) 12th topic: Time, end and extintion
Literature
    recommended literature
  • další literatura ve studijních materiálech
  • ELIADE, Mircea. Dějiny náboženského myšlení. Translated by Kateřina Dejmalová - Filip Karfík - Milan Lyčka - Jiří Naši. Třetí, opravené vydání. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2008, 519 stran. ISBN 9788072982882. info
  • ČERNÁ, Zlata. Duchovní prameny života : stvoření světa ve starých mýtech a náboženstvích. Vyd. 2., rozš. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1997, 543 s. ISBN 8070212233. info
  • PUHVEL, Jaan. Srovnávací mythologie. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1997, 395 s. ISBN 80-7106-177-8. info
  • KULCSÁR, Zsuzsa. Světové mytologie : nábožensko-mytologické systémy národů světa. Translated by Mária Tilkovská - Hana Prokopcová. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1973, 413 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures with seminar
Assessment methods
Evaluation: an essay on a comparation of two myths or mythological figures
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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