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Lecturer(s)
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Charvát Petr, Prof. PhDr. DrSc.
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Course content
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1. Languages and nations of the ancient Near East 2. Discovering of written evidence of the Near East 3. Decryption of ancient Near Eastern scripts and languages 4. Sumerian pantheon and mythology 5. Akkadian pantheon and mythology 6. Canaanite pantheon and mythology 7. Hittite pantheon and mythology 8. Epical texts 9. Oracles and magic - the official and personal piety 10. Conceptions of the underworld and the cult of ancestors 11. Songs, hymns and cultic compositions 12. Temples and priests 13. Cultic year and major festivals
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Self-study of literature, Lecture, Seminar
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 63 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
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| Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills. |
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| Student is able to identify and characterize particular languages of the ancient Near East. He identifies the most important Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite and Canaanite deities, and he paraphrases and interprets the content of the most important mythological, epic and cultic texts. He also compares the particular phenomena of religious life in different cultures of the ancient Near East and outlines the course of the most important religious ceremonies. |
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| Lecture |
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| Written exam |
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Recommended literature
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Epos o Gilgamešovi. Praha : Lidové noviny, 2003. ISBN 80-7106-517-X.
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Hruška, Blahoslav a kol. Mýty staré Mezopotámie.. Praha, 1977.
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Kramer, Samuel Noah. Historie začíná v Sumeru : z nejstarších záznamů o projevech lidské kultury. Praha : Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1961.
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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 a kol. Encyklopedie starého Předního Východu. Praha: LIBRI, 1999.
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Prosecký, Jiří. Encyklopedie mytologie starověkého Předního východu. Praha : Libri, 2003. ISBN 80-7277-188-4.
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Prosecký, Jiří. Encyklopedie starověkého Předního východu. Praha : Libri, 1999. ISBN 80-85983-58-3.
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Sasson, Jack M. Civilizations of the ancient Near East. Peabody, 2000. ISBN 1-56563-607-4.
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