KRBcB22 Love and Sex in Ancient Greece - Selected Chapters

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Steklá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 D22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předmět tematicky navazuje na KRBcB19 Láska, ženy a soukromý život v antickém Řecku, ve kterém se probíralo postavení ženy a vývoj manželství. Jeho absolvování ale není podmínkou pro zapsání KRBcB22. Předpokládá se základní orientace v historii a mytologii starověkého Řecka a v literatuře klasického období.
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 125 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/125, only registered: 0/125, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/125
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course presents a diachronic interpretation of the functioning of society in ancient Greece, especially from the point of view of gender social differentiation, and presents the view of the ancient Greeks about sexuality and its manifestation in various forms. The aim of the course is to introduce and explain sexual relations especially outside marriage and their adjustments, both legal and moral. It also shows how Greek society has defined private and public, enforced observance of unwritten moral principles and what aspects played an important role in the evaluation of sexual relations.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will: • - have an overview of the general rules of operation of the society; • - understand the causes and consequences of social phenomena; • - understand how the ancient man perceived his sexuality; • - have a basic overview of private law in classical Athens; • - know the views of Greek philosophers on selected issues; • - know what medical knowledge the ancient Greeks had.
Syllabus
  • 1. Extramarital sex. • 2. Incest. • 3. Rape. • 4. Prostitution. • 5. Homosexual relationships. • 6. Pederasty. • 7. Gynecology, birth, contraception, anatomy of the sexual organ.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Cohen, David. Law, Sexuality and Society. Cambridge, 1991
  • CANTARELLA, Eva. Bisexuality in the ancient world. Translated by Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin. Second edition. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002, xx, 286. ISBN 0300093020. info
  • DOVER, K. J. Greek homosexuality. New York: MJF Books, 1989, x, 246. ISBN 1567312217. info
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  • POMEROY, Sarah B. Ancient Greece : a political, social, and cultural history. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012, xxv, 561. ISBN 9780199846047. info
  • HIPPOKRATÉS. Vybrané spisy. Edited by Sylva Fischerová, Translated by Hynek Bartoš. První vydání. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2012, 604 stran. ISBN 9788072983926. info
  • Prostitutes and courtesans in the ancient world. Edited by Christopher A. Faraone - Laura McClure. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press, 2006, x, 360 p. ISBN 0299213145. info
  • The Cambridge companion to ancient Greek law. Edited by Michael Gagarin - David Cohen. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, xiii, 480. ISBN 0521521599. info
  • MCCLURE, Laura. Courtesans at table : gender and Greek literary culture in Athenaeus. New York: Routledge, 2003, xii, 242. ISBN 0415939461. info
  • FOUCAULT, Michel. Dějiny sexuality. II, Užívání slastí : L'usage des plaisirs : historie de la sexualité. II (Orig.) : Užívání slastí : dějiny sexuality. II (Variant.). [v Praze]: Herrmann & synové, 2003, 338 s. info
  • FOUCAULT, Michel. Dějiny sexuality. III, Péče o sebe : Péče o sebe : dějiny sexuality. III (Variant.) : Le souci de soi : historie de la sexualité. III (Orig.). [v Praze]: Herrmann & synové, 2003, 326 s. info
  • FOUCAULT, Michel. Dějiny sexuality. I, Vůle k vědění : La volonté de savoir : historie de la sexualité. I (Orig.) : Vůle k vědění : dějiny sexuality. I (Variant.). [v Praze]: Herrmann & synové, 1999, 189 s. info
  • Frauenmedizin in der Antike : griechisch-lateinisch-deutsch. Edited by Charlotte Schubert - Ulrich Huttner. Düsseldorf: Artemis & Winkler Verlag, 1999, 575 s. ISBN 3760817114. info
  • KEULS, Eva C. The reign of the phallus : sexual politics in ancient Athens. 1st University of California. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993, viii, 477. ISBN 0520079299. info
  • POMEROY, Sarah B. Goddesses, whores, wives, and slaves : women in classical antiquity. New York: Schocken Books, 1975, xiii, 265. ISBN 0805205306. info
Teaching methods (in Czech)
Přednášky, diskuse.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Student si volí, zda kurz ukončí písemným testem (úspěšnost 70 %), který obsahuje jak otevřené otázky, tak otázky typu multiple-choice, nebo odevzdáním krátké seminární práce (cca 7 tis. znaků). Téma si student volí sám, musí se samozřejmě týkat oblastí probíraných v přednáškách. Seminární práce musí obsahovat seznam použité odborné literatury. Student práci vloží do odevzdávárny v ISu (preferovaná varianta), nebo pošle vyučující mailem.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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