RLB34 Prehistoric Religions in Europe

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Vladimír Podborský, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Fri 27. 2. 11:40–13:15 G24, Fri 27. 3. 11:40–13:15 G24, Fri 24. 4. 11:40–13:15 G24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields 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
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers a survey of religious beliefs and practices in prehistoric and ancient Europe (except of Crete, Greece, and Rome). The first part is focused on theoretical background of prehistoric and ancient religiosity (a development toward polytheism). The second part deals with particular periods of prehistoric and ancient European religions - from the Paleolithic beginnings to the protohistorical period (religions of the Celts, Thracians, Scythians, Germans and Slavs).
Syllabus
  • (0) Introduction to the course. (1) Basic terminology of prehistoric religiosity. (2) Religion in the Paleolithic Europe. (3) Religious ideas of the Neolithic farmers. (4) The Eneolithic prototeism. (5) The Bronze age Polyteism. (6) The developed polyteism in the Hallstatt period. (7) Religious particularism of the ancient Celts. (8) Religion of the Thracians, Scythians, and Sarmats. (9) The old Etruscan religion. (10) The old Germanic religion. (11) The old Slavonic religion. (12) Final test.
Literature
  • PODBORSKÝ, Vladimír. Náboženství pravěkých Evropanů (The Religions of the Prehistoric Europeans). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 607 pp. ISBN 80-210-4178-1. info
  • FILIP, Jan. Keltská civilizace a její dědictví. 4. rozšířené vydání. Praha: Academia, 1995, 259 stran. ISBN 8020005269. info
  • VÁŇA, Zdeněk. Svět slovanských bohů a démonů. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1990, 280 s. ISBN 80-7038-187-6. info
  • SCHLETTE, Friedrich. Germáni mezi Thorsbergem a Ravennou : kulturní dějiny Germánů do konce stěhování národů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Orbis, 1977, 302 s. URL info
  • GIMBUTAS, Marija Alseikaite. The goddesses and gods of Old Europe : 6500-3500 BC : myths and cult images. New and updated ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982, 304 s. ISBN 0520046552. info
Assessment methods
Contents of the semester:
Lectures, class discussions, final test.
Requirements for the colloquium:
(a) active participation in class discussions;
(c) final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku a archeologii je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021.
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