PAPVB_02 Introduction to religion of old East

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Charvát, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Šárka Krupičková, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 11:40–13:15 K22
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
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
  • 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
  • ČERNÁ, Zlata. Duchovní prameny života : stvoření světa ve starých mýtech a náboženstvích. Vyd. 2., rozš. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1997, 543 s. ISBN 8070212233. info
  • ELIADE, Mircea. Dějiny náboženského myšlení. I, Od doby kamenné po eleusinská mystéria. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1995, 429 s. info
Teaching methods
lecture with class discussion
Assessment methods
collogny - oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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