RLAB03 Ancient Near Eastern Religions

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main religious systems of the ancient Near East; religions of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syro-Palestine and Iran; general characteristics; a survey of the mythological background, structure of the pantheons and the most important cult practices.
Literature
  • Heller, Jan. Starověká náboženství: Náboženské systémy starého Egypta, Mezopotámie a Kenaanu. 2. vyd. Praha: ÚCN - Kalich, 1988.
  • ČERNÁ, Zlata. Duchovní prameny života : stvoření světa ve starých mýtech a náboženstvích. Vyd. 2., rozš. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1997, 543 s. ISBN 8070212233. info
  • Mytologie starověku. Edited by Samuel Noah Kramer, Translated by Dana Heroldová. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1977, 446 s. URL info
  • Mýty staré Mezopotámie : sumerská, akkadská a chetitská literatura na klínopisných tabulkách. Edited by Lubor Matouš, Translated by Blahoslav Hruška. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1977, 368 s. info
  • Oběti ohňům : výběr z památek staroíránské a středoíránské literatury. Translated by Otakar Klíma. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1985, 346 s. URL info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Vstupní podmínky zkoušky a kolokvia: referát odevzdaný v písemné podobě.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2001, recent)
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