CIVILIZATION AND RELIGION IN GREEK SOCIETY
cod. 1000645

Academic year 2008/09
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Lingua e letteratura greca (L-FIL-LET/02)
Field
Lingue e letterature classiche
Type of training activity
Basic
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

Acquisition of the research methods and scientific tools necessary to the comprehension and the exegesis of Greek texts and for the purposes of preparing a scientific paper.

Prerequisites

Students must have obtained 10 learning credits (Module A + B) in the scientific subject area of “Early Christian literature" or have obtained 10 learning credits (Module A + B) in Greek Literature.

Course unit content

Course title: Initiatory cursus in late Greek civilisation. <br />
The course is structured in a single module which will deal with phenomena of reinterpretation, on the part of gnosticism and other currents, of Greek cultural and religious aspects (in particular initiatory/mystery rituals). <br />
 

Full programme

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Bibliography

Reading references will be provided during the course.

Teaching methods

The course consists of classroom lectures supplemented by weekly tutorials; student participation in seminars and conferences is also required. <br />
For assessment purposes, there will be an oral test on the various parts of the syllabus. <br />

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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