CLAS 208
Ancient Greek Religion
Spring 2015
Division I
Cross-listed
REL 208
This is not the current course catalog
Class Details
This course explores the nature and evolution of ancient Greek religion from the Bronze Age (1200s BCE) to the rise of Christianity, with a focus on ritual and cultic practices in their cultural and historical context. We will draw on the rich evidence provided by literary and documentary texts, and also take into account archaeological evidence, including works of art such as sculpture and vase painting. We will pay special attention to ritual in civic and political life, and its role in expressing and forming individual and group identity. We will also examine the intersection of religion and literature by reading works that describe or depict cultic practice, or that were composed for performance in ritual contexts. Readings include Homer’s Iliad, Hesiod’s Theogony, Euripides’ Bacchae, Aristophanes’ Women at the Thesmophoria, and selections from the Homeric Hymns and Pindar’s Odes.
The Class:
Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: 25
Expected: 15
Class#: 3348
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 25
Expected: 15
Class#: 3348
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
evaluation will be based on several short papers, a midterm, a final research paper, and class participation
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
majors and potential majors in Classics and Religion
Distributions:
Division I
Notes:
meets Division 2 requirement if registration is under REL; meets Division 1 requirement if registration is under CLAS
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
REL 208 Division II CLAS 208 Division I
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
REL 208 Division II CLAS 208 Division I
Class Grid
-
HEADERS
Column header 1
CLASSESColumn header 2DREQColumn header 3INSTRUCTORSColumn header 4TIMESColumn header 5CLASS#
-
CLAS 208 - 01 (S) LEC Ancient Greek Religion
CLAS 208 - 01 (S) LEC Ancient Greek ReligionDivision ICancelled3348
Megamenu Social