Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500241 Archaeology | OT | 3 | 0 |
2500241 Archaeology | OT | 4 | 0 |
2500501 History | OT | 4 | 0 |
No specific previous requirement is needed. However, it is recommended to have some knowledge about general History and, especially, about Ancient History and Classic Culture.
The course will focus on the analysis of religious and thought processes, as well as belief systems generated in the Middle Eastern, Egyptian, Greek and Roman worlds. In addition to addressing the elements inherent in cultic practices, religious institutions, and ideas about the afterlife, the divine realm, and the destiny, among others, of Middle Eastern states, as well as of Greeks and Romans, we will also analyze the creation of processes of logical knowledge based on scientific observation, and also other currents of thought (philosophical, geographical, ...), as well as the impact that this knowledge had in the ancient world, dealing with specific case studies. At the end of the course, the student must achieve a basic knowledge of the main cultural structures related to religion and knowledge of both the Middle Eastern and Greco-Roman world, as well as be able to analyze, process and interpret both primary and secondary sources, demonstrating a first assimilation of the basic principles of historical research methodology.
The course is structured in two major blocks, Eastern World and Greco-Roman World. Methodologically, the subject will consist of classes in which the various topics raised will be addressed through the accompaniment of PWP. Theoretical explanations will always be accompanied by the commentary of historical texts and discussions / debates on the issues analyzed in the classroom. All materials treated in class will then be uploaded to the Virtual Campus. In the event that, due to force majeure, attendance is not possible, the classes in the classroom will be replaced by recordings made by the teacher and will be uploaded to the Virtual Campus.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Personal study of the subject | 30 | 1.2 | 3, 6, 8, 23, 22, 21, 30 |
Theoretical sessions | 45 | 1.8 | 2, 1, 25, 15, 17, 22, 21, 28 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutoring | 15 | 0.6 | 27 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Comprehensive lecture of texts and interpretation of images and archaeological documents | 15 | 0.6 | 17, 16, 19, 18, 22, 21, 30, 28 |
Making of reviews, works and analysis about concrete subjects | 45 | 1.8 | 1, 3, 8, 15, 34, 17, 22, 27, 29, 30, 35, 33 |
The assessment will be carried out through the continuous monitoring throughout the subject (continuous assessment) of the cognitive and formative processes of the students, together with the realization of an evaluative exam at the end of the course.
In this sense, 3 evaluation activities are planned:
- Activity 1: will consist of the bibliographic search of 20 scientific articles on religion and religious thought in the ancient world (20%).
- Activity 2: It will consist of an analysis and critical comment on a scientific article about any of the themes developed in the subject (30%).
- Activity 3: exam to be done at the end of the course. It will consist of a question to be developed and a text or image comment. (50%).
The final qualification will come from the sum of the respective percentages of the various activities. You must have obtained a minimum grade of 4 in the first two activities for them to count for the final qualification. Likewise, the presence and participation in the debates in the classroom will be kept in mind. In relation to the re-evaluation, the students will be informed during the course about their characteristics. For doing the reevaluation, you must have completed at least two of the three activities throughout the course.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Bibliographic research | 20% | 0 | 0 | 3, 7, 8, 23, 26, 14, 13, 17, 20, 18, 22, 27, 31, 29, 32, 35, 33 |
Critical comment of a scientific paper | 30% | 0 | 0 | 11, 2, 1, 3, 4, 6, 5, 8, 23, 12, 26, 15, 13, 10, 9, 34, 17, 16, 19, 20, 22, 27, 31, 28, 32, 36, 33 |
Exam | 50% | 0 | 0 | 11, 2, 1, 4, 6, 5, 8, 23, 12, 26, 24, 25, 15, 13, 34, 17, 18, 22, 21, 29, 30, 28, 32, 36 |
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Alvar, J. (ed.), Jerarquías religiosas y control social en el mundo antiguo, Valladolid.
Alvar, J., Los misterios: religiones "orientales" en el imperio romano.
Alvar, J., Heroes, semidioses y daimones, Madrid.
Beck, H. (ed.), A companion to ancient Greek government, Blackwells, Oxford.
Bermejo Barrera, X. C., Introducción a la sociología del mito griego, Akal, Madrid.
Bermejo Barrera, X. C. et al., Los orígenes de la mitología griega, Akal, Madrid.
Borgeaud, M., La Mère des Dieux : de Cybèle à la Vierge Marie, Paris.
Detienne, M., Los jardines de Adonis, Akal, Madrid.
Detienne, M., Apolo con el cuchillo en la mano, Akal Madrid.
Detienne, M., Dionisos a cielo abierto, Madrid.
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Graf, F., La Magie dans l'Antiquité gréco-romaine : idéologie et pratique, Paris.
Gregory, J. (ed.), A companion to Greek Tragedy, Blackwells, Oxford.
Kallendorf, C. W. (ed.), A companion to the Classical tradition, Blackwells, Oxford.
Loraux, N., Nacido de la tierra. Mito y política en Atenas, El cuenco de plata, Buenos Aires.
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Parker, R., Miasma: pollution and purification in early Greek religion, Oxford.
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VVAA., Pouvoir des hommes, signes des dieux dans le monde antique, Besançon
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