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Syllabus 2023-24 - 12912025 - History of Religions in Antiquity (Historia de las religiones en la antigüedad)

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DEGREE: Grado en Geografía e historia
FACULTY: FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023-24
COURSE: History of Religions in Antiquity
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: History of Religions in Antiquity
CODE: 12912025 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023-24
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 2
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 1 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
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: 2
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Part I: Concepts and methods of the study of ancient religions. Sources. Historiography of the History of Ancient Religions.

Part II: Eastern religions.

Egypt

Mesopotamia

Anatolian religions

The religions of the Levant

The religion of Israel

Mazdaism

Part III: Greco-Roman religions

The Aegean in the second millennium

greek religion

hellenistic religion

roman religion

primitive christianity

Gnosticism and Manichaeism

Part IV: Islam

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

The teaching methodology will consist of the teaching of theoretical and practical classes. Likewise, students will be able to autonomously carry out works concerning the contents of the course program. Both for the orientation of these works and for the resolution of problems in general, the students will have tutorials.

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

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

The evaluation system will consist of a theoretical exam that will have a value of 70% of the subject. The evaluation of the practices will consist of an individual work on a religion or a religious aspect and will have a value of 20%. The remaining 10% will consist of the teacher's observations on the student (effort and interest).

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Religion and Power: Divine Kingship in the Ancient World and Beyond. Edition: -. Author: N. Brisch. Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures  (Library)
  • Pre-Islamic Arabia: Societies, Politics, Cults and Identities during Late Antiquity. Edition: -. Author: V. A. Grasso. Publisher: Cambridge University Press  (Library)
  • Divination and Prophecy in the Ancient Greek World. Edition: -. Author: Roger D. Woodard. Publisher: Cambridge University Press  (Library)
  • Gods Carved in Stone: The Hittite Rock Sanctuary of Yazilikaya. Edition: -. Author: J. Seeher. Publisher: Zero Production Ltd. / Ege Publications  (Library)
  • An Archaeology of Egyptian Monasticism: Settlement, Economy and Daily Life at the White Monastery Federation. Edition: -. Author: L. Blanke. Publisher: Yale Egyptological Institute  (Library)
  • Ancient Mesopotamian Religion and Mythology: Selected Essays. Edition: -. Author: W. G. Lambert, A. R. George, T. M. Oshima. Publisher: JCB Mohr  (Library)
  • Introduction to the Study of Religion. Edition: -. Author: H. P. Rodrigues. Publisher: Routledge  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • Evolution of a Taboo: Pigs and People in the Ancient Near East. Edition: -. Author: Max D. Price. Publisher: Oxford University Press  (Library)
  • The Birth of Monotheism: The Rise and Disappearance of Yahwism. Edition: -. Author: A. Lemaire, J. Meinhardt. Publisher: Biblical Archaeology Society  (Library)
  • Elephantine in Context: Studies on the History, Religion and Literature of the Judeans in Persian Period Egypt. Edition: -. Author: R. G. Kratz, B. U. Schipper. Publisher: JCB Mohr  (Library)
7. VIRTUAL / CLASSROOM TEACHING SCENARIO

The subject will be taught as it appears in the presential scenario, except for the use of telematic means offered by the University. The practices will focus on individual or collective work agreed between the students and the teacher. The evaluation system will follow this same method as long as there is no possibility of it being face-to-face.

8. VIRTUAL TEACHING SCENARIO

The subject will be taught as it appears in the presencial scenario, except for the use of telematic means offered by the University. The practices will focus on individual or collective work agreed between the students and the teacher. The evaluation system will be carried out electronically.

DATA PROTECTION CLAUSE (on line exams)

Institution in charge of data processing: Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén

Data Protection Delegate: dpo@ujaen.es

Purpose: In accordance with the Universities Law and other national and regional regulations in force, carrying out exams and assessment tests corresponding to the courses students are registered in. In order to avoid frauds while sitting the exam, the exam will be answered using a videoconference system, being able the academic staff of the University of Jaén to compare and contrast the image of the person who is answering the exam with the student's photographic files. Likewise, in order to provide the exam with evidential content for revisions or claims, in accordance with current regulation frameworks, the exam will be recorded and stored.

Legitimacy: compliance with legal obligations (Universities Law) and other national and regional regulations currently in force.

Addressees: service providers who are the owners of the platforms where the exams are carried out and with whom the University of Jaén has signed the corresponding data access contracts.

Storage periods: those established in current in force regulations. In the specific case of exam videoconference recordings, not before the examination records and transcripts are closed or the exam can still be reviewed or challenged.

Rights: you can exercise your right of access, amendment, cancellation, opposition, suppression, limitation and portability by sending a letter to the postal or electronic address indicated above. In the event that you consider that your rights have been violated, you may submit a complaint to the Andalusian Council for Transparency and Data Protection www.ctpdandalucia.es

CLASS RECORDING CLAUSE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

Person in charge: Universidad de Jaén, Paraje Las Lagunillas, s/n; Tel.953 212121; www.ujaen.es

Data protection delegate (DPO): TELEFÓNICA, S.A.U. ; Email: dpo@ujaen.es

Procedure aim: To manage proper recordings of teaching sessions with the aim of facilitating learning process under a multimodal and/or online teaching

Period for record storage: Images will be kept during legal term according to regulations in force

Legitimacy: Data will be managed according to legal regulations (Organic Law 6/2001, December 21, on Universities) and given consent provided by selecting corresponding box in legal admission documents

Data recipients (transfers or assignments): Any person allowed to get access to every teaching modality

Rights: You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation, portability, limitation of processing, deletion or, where appropriate, opposition. To exercise these rights, you must submit a written request to the Information, Registration and Electronic Administration Service of the University of Jaen at the address above, or by e-mail to the address above. You must specify which of these rights you are requesting to be satisfied and, at the same time, you must attach a photocopy of your ID card or equivalent identification document. In case you act through a representative, legal or voluntary, you must also provide a document that proves this representation and identification. Likewise, if you consider that your right to personal data protection has been violated, you may file a complaint with the Andalusian Data Protection and Transparency Council www.ctpdandalucia.es