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Syllabus 2021-22 - 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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DEGREE: | Grado en Geografía e historia |
FACULTY: | FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION |
ACADEMIC YEAR: | 2021-22 |
COURSE: | History of Religions and Political Thought in Ancient Times |
NAME: History of Religions and Political Thought in Ancient Times | |||||
CODE: 12413005 | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2021-22 | ||||
LANGUAGE: German / English / French | LEVEL: 3 / 3 / 3 | ||||
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 | YEAR: 4 | SEMESTER: SC |
NAME: ALBA GÓMEZ, JOSÉ MANUEL | ||
DEPARTMENT: U132 - ANTROPOLOGIA, GEOGRAFÍA E HISTORIA | ||
FIELD OF STUDY: 445 - HISTORIA ANTIGUA | ||
OFFICE NO.: D2 - 313 | E-MAIL: jalba@ujaen.es | P: - |
WEBSITE: http://www.ujaen.es/investiga/egiptologia/joseManuelAlbaGomez.php | ||
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LANGUAGE: - | LEVEL: 3 |
Study of the different aspects of the most important religions
and issues in the political thought of the Ancient World.
Block I: Concepts and methods of the study of the religions
and political thought of the Ancient World. Historiography of the
history of political thought and ancient religions.
Block II:
1. Egyptian and Mesopotamian religions. Pantheon, agrarian
and funerary cults, mythology, magic, priesthood.
2. Hittite, Syrian and Canaanite religions. Pantheon.
3. The religion of Israel. Nomadic (cattle cult), Palestinian
(Canaanite influence), post-Captivity (Babylonian and Iranian
influences) and Diaspora (Hellenic influence) periods.
4. Iranian Mazdeism. Divine dualism, funerary cult and
eschatology, cult of Mithra.
5. Eastern despotism. Government and monarchy.
6. Aegean religions: Crete and Mycenae. Divinities, funerary
cult, rites, priesthood.
7. The classical Greek pantheon. Archaic beliefs and rites,
polis cults and mystical religions.
8. Hellenistic religion. Greece and the East.
9. Greek democracy. Political constitutions and utopias.
10. Roman religion in archaic and republican times. Archaic
beliefs and rites, pantheon, worship, divination, priestly
colleges. Religion and society.
11. Imperial Roman religion. Official cults, Greek influences
and Eastern cults.
12. Roman political constitution. Monarchy, Republic, Empire.
13. Early Christianity. Jewish, Oriental and Greek
influences. Organisation and worship. Sects and heresies. Church
and State.
14. Christian political thought.
Each thematic module/block will end with practical activities,
which, in the case of this subject, will focus on the analysis of
ancient texts, maps and images related to the theory previously
studied.
Collective tutorials will be organised at the end of the
thematic blocks in such a way that students, once they have gone
over the theoretical and practical contents, can raise their doubts
or express their reflections to the teacher and to their
classmates.
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
The active participation of the student in class, discusssions
and debates (up to 10% of the total grade) will be evaluated
through the teacher's observation and notes.
Likewise, the submission of an individual paper will be
awarded up to 30 percent of the total grade; the quality of the
documentation, originality, structure, spelling, writing and
presentation will be assessed.
The student's grade will be based on a theoretical-practical
exercise in which the student's mastery of the theoretical and
practical knowledge of the subject will be assessed; this exercise
will count for up to 60% of the total grade. In order to pass the
exam and be able to take the average with the other evaluable
activities (as long as they are handed in), half of this written
exam must be passed.
- Development of Religioon and Thought in Ancient Egypt. Edition: -. Author: J.H. Breasted. Publisher: Cosimo Classics (Library)
- La religión en el Antiguo Egipto: una interpretación. Edition: -. Author: H. Franfourt. Publisher: Laertes, Barcelona (Library)
- Introducción a la historia de las religiones. Edition: 2002. Author: FRANCISCO DIEZ DE VELASCO. Publisher: TROTTA, Madrid,
- gran mar : una historia humana del Mediterráneo David Abulafia. Edition: -. Author: Abulafia, David. Publisher: Crítica (Library)
- Historia del mundo antiguo: una introducción crítica Gonzálo Bravo. Edition: -. Author: Bravo, Gonzalo. Publisher: Alianza editorial (Library)
In this scenario, the contents will not change. Regarding the
methodology, the lectures and practices will be carried out,
interspersing face-to-face/live teaching and online teaching
through the platforms agreed by the University of Jaén.
Regarding the evaluation system, it will not change with
respect to the face-to-face/live system.
In this scenario, the contents will not change. Regarding the
methodology, all the lectures and practices will be held in digital
format not in live (face-to-face) on the platforms agreed by the
University of Jaén
Regarding the evaluation system and its percentage, these
will be:
Observation and proffesor notes: 10%
Exam: 40%
Individual Work: 30%
Work developed during practical sessions, memories or
reports: 20%
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