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Apr 19, 2024
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2017-2018 HillBook (Class of 2021) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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REL 100/117 - Gods, Myths, and Rituals in the Ancient Mediterranean (Core/First-Year Seminar)Three or Four Credits
Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
This class investigates the diverse religions of the ancient Mediterranean world (ca. 600 BCE-400CE), including Greek and Roman religions, formative Judaism, and the earliest Christianity. The course explores the history and development of these traditions by examining topics related to issues of ritual, myth, sacred space, gender, and concepts of divinity within each group. Focus is placed on the ways in which these groups influenced one another and reshaped cultural and religious landscapes through competitive interaction. Through a critical analysis of the sources students will begin to understand the practices, beliefs, and experiences of the Greco-Roman world and the communities that produced them.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): REL 117 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): REL 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the Religious Studies Cornerstone.
REL 117, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and Religious Studies Cornerstone
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