RLB245 Myths and Symbols in Maya Religion

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Milan Kováč, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
each even Monday 16:40–19:55 G24, each even Tuesday 16:40–19:55 B32, each even Wednesday 16:40–19:55 B11, each even Thursday 16:40–19:55 G24, each even Friday 15:00–18:15 B31
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 is based on the study of primary sourses from the pre-columbian period - codexes and holy books from the colonial period. The outcomes from these sources will be compared with current mythology of those groups of Maya which are not influenced by Christianity. Particular symbols from current religious naratives will be compared with identical ones from the pre-columbian period. The aim of the course, which should also support active participation of the students, will be a definition of a key religious symbols of ancient Maya, search for their meanings and identification of their current reinterpretations.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Úvod do mayskej kultúry a dejín 2. Kódexy a posvätné písmo 3. Čas a jeho symbolika 4. Bohovia a ich ikonografia I. 5. Bohovia a ich ikonografia II. 6. Bohovia a ich ikonografia III. 7. Loptová hra pitz 8. Kráľovské rituály 9. Popol Vuh a ústredný mýtus o dvojičkách 10. Chilam Balam z Chumayelu a mytologická frazeológia 11. Diego de Landa ako prameň 12. Súčasné mýty Mayov-Lacandóncov Povinná pramenná literatúra: 1. Popol Vuh (preklad I. Slavík) 2. Správa o veciach na Yukatáne, ktorú napísal brat Diego de Landa z rádu sv. Františka roku Pána 1566 (preklad M. Kováč rkp.) 3. Chilam Balam de Chumayel (angl. alebo šp. verzie sú na internete) Odporúčaná literatúra: 1. Milan Kováč: Slnko jaguára – Náboženský svet Olmékov, Mayov a Aztékov. Bratislava 2002. 2. Christian Rätsch et all: Bohové starých Mayů. Praha 1999. 3. David Freidel et all: Maya Cosmos. New York 1993 4. Mary Miller, Karl Taube: The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya. London 1993.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Podmínkou úspěšného ukončení kurzu je aktivní účast na hodinách a závěrečný test.
Language of instruction
Slovak
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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