Universität Wien

141047 VO Religious history of the Middle East prior to the advent of Islam (2024S)

Voraussetzung: STEOP

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Monday 11.03. 13:15 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
Monday 18.03. 13:15 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
Monday 08.04. 13:15 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
Monday 15.04. 13:15 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
Monday 22.04. 13:15 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
Monday 29.04. 13:15 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
Monday 06.05. 13:15 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
Monday 13.05. 13:15 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
Monday 03.06. 13:15 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
Monday 10.06. 13:15 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
Monday 17.06. 13:15 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
Monday 24.06. 13:15 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Survey of the religious history of the Middle East in pre-islamic times with a particular focus on Mesopotamia. Note: the first class will be held online, via moodle's BigBlueButton; there will then be a vote as to whether the remainder of the class should be held in the classroom or online.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written in-person exam. Exam papers can be written in English. No aids

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

see German version.

Examination topics

the material presented in class. Note: the presentations that will be uploaded to moodle alone will not be sufficient

Reading list

Cancik, H. et al.
1988-2001. Handbuch religionswissenschaftlicher Grundbegriffe (5 Bände). Stuttgart:
Kohlhammer
Cunningham, G.
1999. Religion and Magic. Approaches and Theories. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Van De Mieroop, M.
2016. Philosophy before the Greeks. The Pursuit of Truth in Ancient Babylonia.
Princeton/Oxford: Princeton University Press.
Schneider, T.
2011. An Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamian Religion. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans.
MacCulloch, D.
2009. A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years. s.l.: Penguin Publishing Group.
Rose, J.
2011. Zoroastrianism: an introduction. London: IB Tauris
Römer, T.
2015. The Invention of God. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Association in the course directory

BA ALT + NEU: OR-4, EC-644-AOGK/2

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