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Lecturer(s)
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Komorousová Alžběta, Mgr. Th.D.
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Course content
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1. Temples 2. Priesthood 3. Official piety - statues of deities and temple ceremonies 4. Personal piety 5. Cultic calendar 6. Holiday of Akita in Sumer, Babylon and Assyria 7. Conceptions of the underworld and cult of ancestors 8. Demons and protective creatures 9. Magic and rituals 10. Oracle methods
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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
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 6 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| - to know the history of ancient Mesopotamia and of mythological and epic compositions written in Sumerian and Akkadian language - to be familiar with Mesopotamian deities and knows Mesopotamian cosmological, cosmogonic, theogonic and anthropogonic concepts - 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 |
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| - to analyze individually problems related to the nature of the religion of ancient Mesopotamia - to identify those religious elements that have been incorporated into younger religious and thought systems and to interpret their meaning - to interpret mythological and epic texts written in Sumerian and Akkadian language - to study independently domestic and foreign literature |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to identify the most important sources - both material and written - for exploring religious practice in ancient Mesopotamia - to describe temple architecture and the operation of Mesopotamian temples - to identify the most important holidays of the Mesopotamian cultic year - to explain Mesopotamian magical and prophetic practices |
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| - to analyze individually problems related to the research of religious practice of ancient Mesopotamia - to evaluate differences in various periods and state formations of Mesopotamian history - to study independently relevant literature |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Skills demonstration |
| Textual studies |
| Students' portfolio |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Skills |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| 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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| Written exam |
| Test |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Skills |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Competences |
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| Written exam |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Abusch, I. T. Babylonian Witchcraft Literature. Scholars Press, Atlanta, 1987.
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Bottéro, Jean. Nejstarší náboženství: Mezopotámie. Praha : Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1348-2.
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Jiří Prosecký (ed.). Encyklopedie starověkého Předního východu. Libri Praha, 1999.
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Oppenheim, A. Leo. Starověká Mezopotámie: portrét zaniklé civilizace. Praha, 2001. ISBN 80-200-0749-0.
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Prosecký, Jiří. Encyklopedie mytologie starověkého Předního východu. Praha : Libri, 2003. ISBN 80-7277-188-4.
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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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Šašková, Kateřina. Duchovní svět staré Asýrie a jeho paralely a odlišnosti ve Starém zákoně. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014. ISBN 978-80-261-0278-6.
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