Issues in ancient Mediterranean Religions [ LGLOR2911 ]

The student will find the Power-point and course material on the iCampus server.

Bachelor from the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters or The Faculty of Theology.

A scientific approach to specific questions on the religions of the ancient Mediterranean basin.

The course deals with a series of themes concerning the various Mediterranean civilisations, with a view to the points of convergence or influence. It will examine the religions of Syria-Levant, Anatolia, Egypt and Etruria, and their relations with Greek and Latin religions.

At the end of this course, the student will be familiar with a rigorous scientific approach to the textual and iconographic sources at the base of our knowledge.

Oral exam, on the basis of a pre-prepared written text.

The course is given by means of a Power-point, copiously illustrated, which includes both texts and images. It is intended to inspire a broader reflection in the student.

This multi-disciplinary course is made up of parts given by different lecturers. According to the years, the themes dealt with can be:

- the religions of Anatolia and  Syria-Levant and their relations with Greek and/or Egyptian world.
- the Amarnian religion in the context of the reign of Akhenaton in parallel with the monotheist religion of Moses;
- Etruscan religion and its links with the Greco-Roman world;
- the question of the Cretan and Egyptian labyrinths, on the basis of texts (notably the myth of Theseus) and ancient iconography

To be supplied by the lecturer according the themes actually chosen.

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