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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Mythological and epic texts 2. Prayers 3. Chants, hymns and cultic songs 4. Incantations and ritual texts 5. Collections of the omina 6. Laments 7. Love literature (Dumuzi a Ishtar) 8. Sapiental texts 9. Disputes and satires 10. Religious elements in the legends and the compositions with the historical background 11. Religiosity in the royal inscriptions 12. Letters to the Gods and corespondence
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 18 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to know history of ancient Middle East - to characterize cultures of ancient Middle East - to identify different ancient religious systems and to characterize them - to identify important deities of given period |
| Skills |
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| - to work individually with academic literature in Czech and English - to gain information from the contemporary information sources and to interpret them critically - to use effectively modern information technology |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to identify different religious literature of the ancient Middle East - to list important religious texts and to characterize their contents - to name important characters and messages in given texts - to see historical background in given texts |
| Skills |
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| - to apply criteria for differentiating particular genres of ancient Middle East religious literature - to work critically with available academic literature and primary sources - to interpret features of primary sources |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| Discussion |
| Seminar |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Lecture |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Skills |
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| Students' portfolio |
| Textual studies |
| Seminar |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| 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 |
| Written exam |
| Test |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Written exam |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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Foster, Benjamin R. Before the Muses. An Anthology of Akkadian Literature. Bethesda: CDL Press, 2005. ISBN 978-1-883053-76-5.
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Hruška, B., Matouš, L. Prosecký, J., Součková, J. Mýty staré Mezopotámie. Parha, 1977.
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Lambert, W. G. Babylonian Wisdom Literature. Oxford, 1959.
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Prosecký, Jiří a Marek Rychtařík. Epos o Gilgamešovi. Praha, 2018.
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Prosecký, Jiří. Prameny moudrosti. Mudroslovná literatura staré Mezopotámie. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1995.
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Prosecký, Jiří. Slova do hlíny vepsaná. Mýty a legendy Babylónu.. Praha: Academia, 2010. ISBN 978-80-200-1893-9.
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