FF:OJ408 Comparative mythology - Course Information
OJ408 Comparative mythology
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Michal Cigán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Pivoda, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Mon 14:10–15:45 G23
- 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
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- Course objectives
- The purpose of the course is to present the Indo-European mythological traditions, the comparison of motifs and etymological analysis of the mythological proper names, in agreement with the fundamental studies of J. Puhvel, G. Dumézil and M. Eliade. Students should be able to compare the Indo-European mythological traditions, applying the comparative method for parallel texts.
- Syllabus
- The basis of the course is a survey of mythological traditions in individual Indo-European branches: 1. Indo-Aryan; 2. Iranian; 3. Anatolian; 4. Greek; 5. Roman; 6. Celtic; 7. Germanic; 8. Baltic; 9. Slavic.
- Literature
- DUMÉZIL, Georges. Mýtus a epos. Translated by Kristina Simon. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2005, 471 s. ISBN 807298117X. info
- DUMÉZIL, Georges. Mýty a bohové Indoevropanů. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1997, 263 s. ISBN 80-86005-25-9. info
- PUHVEL, Jaan. Srovnávací mythologie. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1997, 395 s. ISBN 80-7106-177-8. info
- DUMÉZIL, Georges. Heur et Malheur du guerrier : aspects mythiques de la fonction guerriere chez les Indo-Européens. 2. éd., remaniée. Paris: Flammarion, 1985, 236 s. ISBN 2-08-211158-X. info
- Teaching methods
- Text analysis of basic texts of the most important Indo-European traditions.
- Assessment methods
- Written examination consisting of 5 questions focusing on the basic notions of the discipline.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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