KLBcA02 The Culture of the Near East and Egypt

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: PZk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Monday 15:50–17:25 C42
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
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The main objectives of the course are: culture of pharaonic Egypt and overiew of principal cultures of Mesopotamia and Anatolia, Achaemenian Persia.
- acquaintance with the works of art and archaeological material
- the specifics on the individual cultural periods and their mutual connections and influence on the formation of Greek creative arts.
The aim of this introductory course is the make the student acquainted with the knowledge of specific characteristics and the stylistic evolution of these cultures. They should be able to understand and interpret the main cultures and their archaeological evidence.
Syllabus
  • This lecture will describe the development of the most important cultures of the Ancient Near East and Egypt:
  • neolithic Anatolia
  • Mesopotamia: El Ubaid and Djemdetnasr period, Sumerian civilization, Akkadian, Neobabylonian period and Assyrian culture.
  • Hittite civilisation, Syria, Persia,
  • Egypt: Early cultures, Old, Middle and New kingdoms, Late period and contacts of the late Egyptian art and Greeks.
  • The lecture will also practise how to distinguish styles of the different cultures and periods.
Literature
  • GARBINI, Giovanni. Starověké kultury Předního východu. Translated by Lubor Matouš - Miroslav Verner. Praha: Artia, 1971, 190 stran. URL info
  • VILÍMKOVÁ, Milada. Starověký Egypt. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1977, 339 s. URL info
  • SOUČKOVÁ, Jana. Starověký Přední východ. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1979, 315 s. URL info
  • MICHAŁOWSKI, Kazimierz. Nielen pyramídy. Bratislava: Obzor, 1977. info
  • VERNER, Miroslav. Objevování starého Egypta, (1958-1988) :(práce Československého egyptologického ústavu University Karlovy v Egyptě). Translated by Miloš Calda, Photo by Jan Brodský. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1990, 60 s. ISBN 80-7066-289-1. info
  • VERNER, Miroslav. Ztracené pyramidy, zapomenutí faraoni : Abúsír. Photo by Milan Zemina. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1994, 243 s. ISBN 8020005072. info
  • VERNER, Miroslav. Pyramidy : tajemství minulosti. Vyd 1. Praha: Academia, 1997, 407 s. ISBN 8020005838. info
  • VERNER, Miroslav, Ladislav BAREŠ and Břetislav VACHALA. Encyklopedie starověkého Egypta. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2007, 527 s. ISBN 9788072773060. info
  • VERNER, Miroslav and Břetislav VACHALA. Abúsír :secrets of the desert and the pyramids. Vyd. 1. Praha: Národní muzeum, 2004, 46 s. ISBN 8070361700. info
  • LLOYD, S. The Art of the ancient near East. London, 1974. info
  • ALDRED, C. Egyptian Art. London, 1983. info
  • FRANKFORT, H. The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient. New York, 1969. info
  • VANDERSLEYEN, Cl. Das alte Ägypten. Propyläen Kunstgeschichte. Berlin, 1975. info
  • NOVOTNÝ, Bohuslav. Encyklopédia archeológie. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1986, 1028 s. info
  • CHARVÁT, Petr. Mesopotamia before history. Rev. and updated ed. London: Routledge, 2002, 281 s. ISBN 0415251044. info
  • CHARVÁT, Petr. Ancient Mesopotamia :humankind's long journey into civilization. Vyd. 1. Prague: Oriental Institute, 1993, 368 s. ISBN 80-85425-11-4. info
  • CHARVÁT, Petr. The iconography of Pristine statehood : painted pottery and seal impressions from Susa, southwestern Iran. First edition. Prague: Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press, 2005, 322 stran. ISBN 8024609649. info
  • PARROT, André. Sumer und Akkad. 4., durchgesehene, erw. und. München: Verlag C. H. Beck, 1983, 387 s. ISBN 3406089992. info
  • Ägypten. Edited by Cyril Alfred - Jean Leclant. München: Verlag C. H. Beck, 1981, 358 s. ISBN 3406030289. info
  • Ägypten. Edited by Jean Leclant - Cyril Alfred. München: Verlag C. H. Beck, 1980, 357 s. ISBN 3406030270. info
  • Ägypten. von der Vorgeschichte bis zum Ende der Hyksoszeit (1560 v.Chr.). Edited by Jean Leclant - Cyril Alfred. München: C.H. Beck, 1979, 369 s. ISBN 3406030262. info
Teaching methods
lectures, explanations, analysis and comparison of archaeological material of the main cultures of Ancient Egypt and Near East
Assessment methods
Fullfilment: Requirements for the examination: - Basic orientation in the individual spheres of research in the branch - Knowledge of specialised literature, journals and outcomes of the work of significant researchers within the scope of the lecture and the assigned literature - Adequate participation in the work of the seminar - final test anticipates an oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=151
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