Classical World 2b: Classical Myth and Religion (U02652)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : HCA-2-MYTH

The course provides sub-honours students with a survey of ancient Greek and Roman myth and religion. Using ancient visual and written evidence, and their interpretation in modern scholarship, this course considers the function and uses of myth; its relationship to religion, daily life, history, and cultural norms; religious ritual; the particularity of myth to a given culture; and the interpretation of myth and its methodologies. The course also considers Near Eastern myths and religion and their influence on the Graeco-Roman world, particularly the Greeks, and examines the intersection of Etruscan myth and religion with these aspects of Greek and Roman culture.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Classical Art/Classical Archaeology, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	10:00	10:50	Lecture Theatre, Robson Building	Med+Vet

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	10:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	10:00	10:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : Lectures will take place on Tues and Wed every week. Alternate weeks will also have a tutorial (at a time to be arranged). The tutorial weeks will begin in Week 2.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this course, students will have gained basic knowledge of the myths and religions of Greece, Rome, Etruria, and the Near East by examining myths and religious practices as known from ancient evidence, an understanding of how that material can be interpreted to reconstruct our knowledge of the ancient world, and background knowledge necessary for more advanced study.

Students will develop basic skills to critically analyze material and written sources for the ancient world, and craft and express an argument in written form in both an essay and a class exam, and in oral form through discussion in tutorials.