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Lecturer(s)
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Šestakova Lenka, Mgr. Th.D.
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Course content
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1) General characteristics of the religions in the ancient Middle East and their comparison with religious systems in other parts of the ancient world 2) Religion of the ancient Iran and its development 3) Pantheon of the ancient Iran: individual deities, their characteristics and ways of the adoration 4) Religious texts from the ancient Iran (Elam, Achaemenid Empire) 5) Religious texts from the ancient Iran (Parthian and Sasanian Empire, Avesta) 6) Religion of the ancient Syria and its development 7) Pantheon of the ancient Syria: individual deities, their characteristics and ways of the adoration 8) Religious texts from the ancient Syria (Ebla and other importnat centres in the 3rd and 2nd millenium BC 9) Religious texts from the ancient Syria (Ugarit and texts from the 1st millenium BC) 10) Religion of the ancient Anatolia and its development 11) Pantheon of the ancient Anatolia: individual deities, their characteristics and ways of the adoration 12) Religious texts from the ancient Anatolia (Hittite empire) 13) Religious texts from the ancient Anatolia (texts from the 1st millenium BC)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Collaborative instruction, Students' portfolio, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 50 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 20 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 8 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| - to describe main events, processes of ancient history of the Middle east - to identify and characterize religious systems of ancient world - to have basic knowledge about history and religious systems of the ancient world, especially about religion of the ancient Middle East |
| Skills |
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| - to use terminology of religious studies - to individually plan his own study and learning - to use effectively modern information technologies - to work with different types of the sources |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to characterize religious systems of the ancient Iran, Syria and Anatolia - to describe their development and relations |
| Skills |
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| - to interprete characteristic elements of the particular religious systems of the ancient Iran, Syria and Anatolia - to deal with an interpretation of ancient texts related to the religious systems of these regions - to work independently with the academic literature related to the religion of the ancient Middle East |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Skills demonstration |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Competences |
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| Skills demonstration |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Test |
| Written exam |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Bottéro, Jean. Nejstarší náboženství: Mezopotámie. Praha : Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1348-2.
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Hruška, Blahoslav a kol. Mýty staré Mezopotámie.. Praha, 1977.
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Klíma, Otakar. Sláva a pád starého Íránu. New York, 1977.
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Prosecký, Jiří. Encyklopedie mytologie starověkého Předního východu. Praha : Libri, 2003. ISBN 80-7277-188-4.
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Roaf, Michael. Svět staré Mezopotámie a starověkého Blízkého východu. Praha : Knižní klub, 1998. ISBN 80-7176-755-7.
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Sasson, Jack M. Civilizations of the ancient Near East. Vol. I, II. Peabody : Hendrickson Publishers, 2000. ISBN 1-56563-607-4.
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Sasson, Jack M. Civilizations of the ancient Near East. Vol. III, IV. Peabody : Hendrickson Publishers, 2000. ISBN 1-56563-607-4(2.
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Stehlík, Ondřej. Ugaritské náboženské texty : kanaanské mýty, legendy, žalmy, liturgie, věštby a zaříkávání pozdní doby bronzové. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2003. ISBN 80-7021-587-9.
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