010117 VU Maya Religion - From the Past to the Present (2022W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 1 - Katholische Theologie

Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

VOR-ORT

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Anmeldung von Mo 05.09.2022 10:00 bis Fr 30.09.2022 10:00
Abmeldung bis Mo 17.10.2022 23:59

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Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Milan Kovác

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

    
    Dienstag
    04.10.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Digital
    
    Montag
    17.10.
    13:15 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 5 (Kath) Schenkenstraße 1.OG
    
    Dienstag
    18.10.
    15:00 - 18:15
    Seminarraum 5 (Kath) Schenkenstraße 1.OG
    
    Mittwoch
    19.10.
    16:45 - 20:00
    Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
    
    Donnerstag
    20.10.
    13:15 - 16:30
    Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
    
    Freitag
    21.10.
    13:15 - 16:30
    Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Preclassic, classic, postclassic, colonial, and contemporary Maya religion represents an incredible continuity of 4,000 years. The aim of the course is to familiarise students with the basic categories of Maya religion and mythology, from the earliest times to the present. Both the continuity of the investigated phenomena and their ability to change meaning over time will be essential. In the end, we will familiarise ourselves with the (limited) possibilities to penetrate into a completely different world, which developed being entirely cut off from the religious phenomena of the so-called Old World. We will try to apply the latest theories that could help us simplify this difficult task.

Principal Topics:

1. Maya cultural, linguistic, and geographical area
2. Preclassic Maya religion: Images and stories
3. Preclassic Maya religion: Gods and rituals
4. Classic Maya religion: Hieroglyphs and sacred symbols
5. Classic Maya Religion: Sacred calendar system
6. Classic Maya Religion: Gods of the sun and rain
7. Classic Maya Religion: The maize god and his story
8. Postclassic Maya Religion: Gods from the codices
9. Postclassic Maya Religion: Rituals of the blood
10. Colonial and contemporary Maya religion: Lacandon mythology
11. Colonial and contemporary Maya religion: Maximon and other Guatemalan saints
12. Colonial and contemporary Maya religion: Theories for catching the elusive

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Each lecture will consist of the presentation of a main topic accompanied by questions and discussion, followed by a student presentation on the assigned topic, a critical analysis, and a discussion of this presentation.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The number of student presentations will depend on the number of students, but every attending student will have at least one 15-20 min. PowerPoint presentation to make. This presentation will be part of the final assessment, amounting to 35% of the final grade. Another 15% will be based on participation at the discussions (which presupposes the reading of literature). Finally, 50% of the overall assessment will be based on the final written test, in which students will answer basic questions (presented by the lecturer during the sessions).

Prüfungsstoff

Lecture content.

Students will prepare their presentations from five key source texts of ancient Maya literature, which are the most reliable sources of the Maya religious and mythological ideas: Popol Vuh, Chilam Balam, Rabinal Achí, Ritual of the Bacabs, and Songs of Dzitbalche.
(English versions are preferred, but in case of no other alternative, then German translations can be also used. However, please take into account that the presentation and discussion will be in English).

Literatur

Popol Vuh (alternative versions)

Schultze Jena, Leonhard (trans.). 1944. Popol Vuh: das heilige Buch der Quiché-Indianer von Guatemala, nach einer wiedergefundenen alten Handschrift neu übers. und erlautert von Leonhard Schultze. Stuttgart, Germany: W. Kohlhammer.

Tedlock, Dennis (trans.). 1985. Popol Vuh: the Definitive Edition of the Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life and the Glories of Gods and Kings, with commentary based on the ancient knowledge of the modern Quiché Maya. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Christenson, Allen J. (trans.). 2007. Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Maya. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.

Rohark, Jens (trans.). 2007. Poopol Wuuj - Das heilige Buch des Rates der K´ichee´-Maya von Guatemala.

Chilam Balam (alternative versions)

Roys, Ralph L. (trans.). 1967 [1933]. The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.

Edmonson, Munro S. (trans.). 1986. Heaven Born Merida and Its Destiny: The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel. Austin: University of Texas.

Knowlton, Timothy. 2010. Maya Creation Myths: Words and Worlds of the Chilam Balam. Boulder: University Press of Colorado.

Gunsenheimer, Antje. 2002. Geschichtstradierung in den yukatekischen Chilam Balam-Büchern (Ph.D. Dissertation). Available at: nbn:de:hbz:5-00287.

Rabinal Achí

Tedlock, Dennis. 2003. Rabinal Achi. A Mayan Drama of War and Sacrifice. Oxford.

Ritual of the Bacabs

Roys, Ralph L. 1965. Ritual of the Bacabs. University of Oklahoma Press.

Songs of Dzitbalche

Edmonson, Munro S. (1982). "The Songs of Dzitbalche: A Literary Commentary" (PDF). Tlalocan 9: 173–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-11. Retrieved 2013-03-31.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

066 800 M2.7, M15, M18; BA RP SP RW 17rwb, 09rwb

Letzte Änderung: Do 11.05.2023 11:26