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Syllabus 2020-21 - 12413005 - History of Religions and Political Thought in Ancient Times (Historia de las religiones y del pensamiento político en la antigüedad)
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- Level 3: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams, seminars and regular lectures in this language
DEGREE: | Grado en Geografía e historia |
FACULTY: | FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION |
ACADEMIC YEAR: | 2020-21 |
COURSE: | History of Religions and Political Thought in Ancient Times |
NAME: History of Religions and Political Thought in Ancient Times | |||||
CODE: 12413005 | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2020-21 | ||||
LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 3 | ||||
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 | YEAR: 4 | SEMESTER: SC |
NAME: JIMÉNEZ SERRANO, ALEJANDRO JUAN | ||
DEPARTMENT: U132 - ANTROPOLOGIA, GEOGRAFÍA E HISTORIA | ||
FIELD OF STUDY: 445 - HISTORIA ANTIGUA | ||
OFFICE NO.: D2 - 327 | E-MAIL: ajiserra@ujaen.es | P: 953213464 |
WEBSITE: https://uvirtual.ujaen.es/srv/es/informacionacademica/tutorias/p/25007 | ||
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8700-114X | ||
LANGUAGE: - | LEVEL: 3 |
Part I: Concepts and methods in the study of the ancient religions. Sources. Historiography of the History of Ancient Religions
Part II: Near Eastern religions
From the neolithic rites to the rise of the State
Egypt
The religion in the Near East
The Anatolian religions
Levantine religions
The religion of Israel
Mazdeism
Part III: Graeco-Roman religions
Minoan religion
Mycenaean religion
Greek religion in the Classic Period
Roman religion
Hellenistic and Roman Imperial religions
Christianism
Gnosticism
Manichaeism
Islam
Every theme will be followed by different practical activities related to the theoric themes, such as analyses of religious texts, maps or iconography.
Colective tutorships will be carried out after each part of the subject, permiting to the students to solve any question arised after the study or open discussions.
Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support
PRESENCIAL SCENARIO
Ordinary examination
Assessment Evaluation |
Format (Presencial / online asynchronous) |
Description |
Percentage |
Examination |
Presencial |
Examination of theoretical content |
20 |
Essay |
Not online asynchronous |
Essay related to the theoretical and practical contents |
70 |
Assistance and participation at class |
Synchronous Presencial |
Attendance control and teacher observations |
10 |
Extraordinary examination
Assessment Evaluation |
Format (Presencial / online asynchronous) |
Description |
Percentage |
Examination |
Presencial |
Examination of theoretical content |
20 |
Essay |
Not online asynchronous |
Essay related to the theoretical and practical contents |
70 |
Assistance and participation at class |
Synchronous Presencial |
Attendance control and teacher observations |
10 |
Escenario multimodal
Ordinary examination
Assessment Evaluation |
Format (Presencial / online asynchronous) |
Description |
Percentage |
Examination |
Online synchronous |
Examination of theoretical content |
20 |
Essay |
Not online asynchronous |
Essay related to the theoretical and practical contents |
70 |
Assistance and participation at class |
Synchronous Presencial |
Attendance control and teacher observations |
10 |
Extraordinary examination
Assessment Evaluation |
Format (Presencial / online asynchronous) |
Description |
Percentage |
Examination |
Online synchronous |
Examination of theoretical content |
20 |
Essay |
Not online asynchronous |
Essay related to the theoretical and practical contents |
70 |
Assistance and participation at class |
Synchronous Presencial |
Attendance control and teacher observations |
10 |
Non-presencial scenario
Ordinary examination
Assessment Evaluation |
Format (Presencial / online asynchronous) |
Description |
Percentage |
Examination |
Online synchronous |
Examination of theoretical content |
20 |
Essay |
Not online asynchronous |
Essay related to the theoretical and practical contents |
70 |
Assistance and participation at class |
Synchronous Presencial |
Attendance control and teacher observations |
10 |
Extraordinary examination
eAssessment Evaluation |
Format (Presencial / online asynchronous) |
Description |
Percentage |
Examination |
Online synchronous |
Examination of theoretical content |
20 |
Essay |
Not online asynchronous |
Essay related to the theoretical and practical contents |
70 |
Assistance and participation at class |
Synchronous Presencial |
Attendance control and teacher observations |
10 |
- Concepts in Middle Kingdom Funerary Culture. Edition: -. Author: R. Nyord. Publisher: Brill (Library)
- The Invention of Judaism: Torah and Jewish Identity from Deuteronomy to Paul . Edition: -. Author: J. J. Collins. Publisher: University of California Press (Library)
- Royal Book of Protection of the Saite Period . Edition: -. Author: P. F. O'Rourke. Publisher: University of Exeter Press (Library)
- Conversations in the House of Life: A New Translation of the Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth. Edition: -. Author: K. T. Zauzich, R. Jasnow. Publisher: Harrassowitz (Library)
- The Awakening of Osiris and the Transit of the Solar Barques: Royal Apotheosis in a Most Concise Book of the Underworld and Sky . Edition: -. Author: J. A. Roberson. Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG (Library)
- 1 & 2 Kings: An Introduction and Study Guide: History and Story in Ancient Israel . Edition: -. Author: L. L. Grabbe. Publisher: T.& T.Clark (Library)
- Performances of Ancient Jewish Letters: From Elephantine to MMT. Edition: -. Author: Marvin Lloyd Miller. Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG (Library)
- The Epic of Gilgamesh. Edition: -. Author: N. Sandars. Publisher: Penguin Classics (Library)
- Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer. Edition: -. Author: D. Wolkstein, S. N. Kramer. Publisher: Harper & Row (Library)
- The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion. Edition: -. Author: T. Jakobsen. Publisher: Yale University Press (Library)
- Who Wrote the Bible ?. Edition: -. Author: R. Friedman. Publisher: INGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC (Library)
- Did God Have a Wife?: Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel . Edition: -. Author: W. G. Dever. Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co (Library)
- The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel. Edition: -. Author: M. S. Smith. Publisher: HarperCollins (Library)
- The Mind of Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs. Edition: -. Author: J. Assmann. Publisher: Harvard University Press
- EGYPTIAN RELIGION: The Last Thousand Years. Edition: -. Author: Harco Willems. Publisher: PEETERS
- RESHEPH. Edition: -. Author: E. Lipinski. Publisher: Peeters (Library)
- Perspectives on Lived Religion: Practices Transmission Landscape . Edition: -. Author: Nico Staring, H. T. Davies. Publisher: Sidestone Press (Library)
- Religions of the Ancient Near East. Edition: -. Author: Daniel C. Snell. Publisher: Cambridge University Press (Library)
- The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Mediterranean Religions. Edition: -. Author: Barbette Stanley Spaeth. Publisher: Cambridge University Press (Library)
The resources necessary for the development of class or individual work will be available in the library (face-to-face and multimodal), in the library with online availability (multimodal) or will be provided by the teacher through Virtual Teaching.
Groups with a number of students over the limited capacity of the classroom
Formative activities |
Format (presencial/online)* |
Description of the Teaching Methodology |
7.5 practical sessions in the class |
Presencial up to 50% |
Development of 7.5 practical sessions, lasting one hour each, in the classroom applying rotation in small groups of 50%. Retransmission of practical classes to the rest of the group. |
45 Theory sessions on the contents of the program |
Presencial up to 50% |
45 sessions of participatory master classes, lasting one hour each, held in the classroom and broadcast by videoconference to the rest of the group. Periodic rotation of students. |
7.5 practical sessions in the class |
Presencial up to 50% |
They will consist of 7.5 face-to-face sessions (reduced groups of 50%, retransmission and student rotation), each lasting one hour. The resolution of problems and exercises favors the capacity for analysis and synthesis by solving small group projects. |
Tutoring |
Presencial + Online |
Some tutoring sessions will be done in person and others online (synchronous and asynchronous) |
Multimodal scenario or mixed
Groups with a number of students under the limited capacity of the classroom
Formative activities |
Format (presencial/online)* |
Description of the Teaching Methodology |
7.5 practical sessions in the class |
Presencial 100% |
Development of 7.5 practical sessions, lasting one hour each, in the classroom. |
45 Theory sessions on the contents of the program |
Presencial 100% |
45 sessions of participatory master classes, lasting one hour each, held in the classroom. |
7.5 practical sessions in the class |
Presencial 100 % |
They will consist of 7.5 presencial sessions, each lasting one hour. |
Tutoring |
Presencial + Online |
Some tutoring sessions will be done in person and others online (synchronous and asynchronous) |
The resources necessary for the development of class or individual work will be available in the library with online availability or will be provided by the teacher through Virtual Teaching.
Formative activities |
Format (presencial/online)* |
Description of the Teaching Methodology |
7.5 practical sessions in the class |
Non presencial |
Replacement of the 7.5 practical sessions by synchronous online training activities. |
45 Theory sessions on the contents of the program |
Non presencial |
45 sessions of participatory master classes, one hour each, conducted by videoconference. |
7.5 practical sessions in the class |
Non Presencial |
They will consist of 7.5 online sessions synchronously, lasting one hour each. |
Tutoring |
Non presencial |
All tutoring sessions will be conducted online (synchronous and asynchronous) |
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