Spring 2022  |  RELS 3071 Section 001: Greek and Hellenistic Religions (68352)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
CNRC 3071 Section 001
CNRC 5071 Section 001
RELS 5071 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N647
Enrollment Status:
Open (10 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Greek religion from the Bronze Age to Hellenistic times. Literature, art, archaeology. Homer/Olympian deities. Ritual performance, prayer, sacrifice. Temple architecture. Death/afterlife. Mystery cults. Philosophical religion. Near Eastern salvation religions. Meets with 3171.
Class Description:
FULFILLS HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES LE "Greek and Hellenistic Religions" offers a wide-ranging look at the variety of religious practice and thought during the Classical and Hellenistic periods of Greece. We will discuss ritual practices, domestic religion, state religion, temples, incubation, ritual offerings, myth, divination, oracles, gods, and heroes all in an attempt to understand the religious sensibilities of ancient Greeks. Along the way we will see the strangeness of their religious practices while at the same time noticing the strange familiarity of this ancient activity.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Anyone with an interest in religion, ancient culture, Greece, Rome, early Christianity or ancient Judaism. First year students without a background in Classics, religious studies, or ancient studies might have difficulty with this course, but there are not prerequisites for the course.
Grading:
Two five-page papers and two exams along with weekly reading and in-class discussions. (Two ten-page papers or one longer paper for 5071.)
Exam Format:
Essay exams.
Class Format:
Interactive lectures with lots of images of the art, archaeology, and evidence for ancient Greek religion.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68352/1223
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/sahearne_CNES3071_Fall2017.pdf (Fall 2017)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 May 2020

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