Bi8690 Burial ritus

Faculty of Science
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Mořkovský (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Malina, DrSc. (lecturer)
Arwa Kharobi, PhD (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Malina, DrSc.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Tomáš Mořkovský
Supplier department: Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 19. 2. to Sun 26. 5. Fri 10:00–11:50 Bp2,01015a
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the funerary rite as a sociocultural phenomenon and its manifestations in an archaeological and anthropological context from its origins to the present. To demonstrate the diversity of this phenomenon in a broad spectrum.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: describe the main trends in funeral ritual from its origins to the present. Understand and explain the differences and peculiarities in burial ritual according to social status; age; ethnicity; interpret burials outside burial grounds and cemeteries.
Syllabus
  • 1.Rite of passage: Death and the afterlife throughout the ancient world (Arwa Kharobi)
  • 2. Archaeothanatology as a discipline: management & treatment of the corpse (Arwa Kharobi)
  • 3. Archaeothanatology as a method: how to reconstruct a burial. (Arwa Kharobi)
  • 4. The origins of burial ritual in the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic.
  • 5. Burial rituals in the Upper Palaeolithic.
  • 6. Burial rituals in the Mesolithic.
  • 7. Burial rituals of Neolithic and Eneolithic cultures in our territory.
  • 8. Burial rituals in the Bronze Age.
  • 9. Burial rituals in the Iron Age.
  • 10. Burial rituals in the 1st to 6th centuries.
  • 11. Burial rituals in the 6th to 12th centuries.
  • 12. Burial rituals in the 13th to 18th centuries.
  • 13. Peculiarities of the funeral ritual.
Literature
    required literature
  • Unger J.: Pohřební ritus 1. až 20. století v Evropě z antropologicko-archeologické perspektivy, Brno 2006.
    recommended literature
  • Aries P.: Dějiny smrti, Argo 2000.
  • Ohler N.: Umírání a smrt ve středověku, Praha 2001.
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation in form of lectures.The first three lectures will be held in English. The rest of the course will be in Czech.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with an oral exam. To pass the exam successfully the student must prove good knowledge of the issues discussed during lectures and in the required reading.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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