PAPVB_02 Introduction to religion of old East

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Hana Mayerová (lecturer), Mgr. Inna Mateiciucová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Valášková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Tuesday 14:10–17:25 K33
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course will provide the students with essential information on the religion of ancient Mesopotamia.
Syllabus
  • Introductory remarks.
  • Cosmogony.
  • Cosmology.
  • Theology.
  • Anthropology.
  • Eschatology
  • Mesopotamian temples as economic units.
  • Mesopotamian temples as social structures.
Literature
  • Mircea Eliade: Dějiny náboženského myšlení 1 – Od doby kamenné po eleusínská mystérie, Praha 1995.
  • Wayne Horowitz: Mesopotamian Cosmic Geography, Winona Lake 1998
  • BOTTÉRO, Jean. Nejstarší náboženství Mezopotámie. Translated by Jiří Prosecký. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2005, 287 s. ISBN 8020013482. info
  • PROSECKÝ, Jiří. Encyklopedie mytologie starověkého Předního východu. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2003, 235 s. ISBN 80-7277-188-4. info
  • BLACK, Jeremy. Bohové, démoni a symboly starověké Mezopotámie : ilustrovaný slovník. Edited by Anthony Green, Translated by Jana Novotná. Vyd. 1. Praha: Volvox Globator, 1999, 231 s. ISBN 8072072668. info
  • ČERNÁ, Zlata. Duchovní prameny života : stvoření světa ve starých mýtech a náboženstvích. Vyd. 2., rozš. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1997, 543 s. ISBN 8070212233. info
  • Mýty staré Mezopotámie : sumerská, akkadská a chetitská literatura na klínopisných tabulkách. Translated by Blahoslav Hruška. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1977, 371 s. URL info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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