Ancient religions in the Roman world

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Course ID:	WT-DMI-MST
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Ancient religions in the Roman world
Name in Polish:	Starożytne religie w świecie rzymskim
Organizational unit:	Institute of General Theology
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ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Subject level:	elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:	enter learning outcome code/codes
Short description:	Course level: Intermediate. Compulsory for students of stationary studies of religiology, tourism of the biblical countries and for post-graduate students of missiology. Voluntary for the anothers. Objectives: Understanding of the phenomenon of pagan religions existing in the ancient Roman Empire. Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of ancient history and Roman culture.
Full description:	Course contents: 1. Basic cults - gods of the family house - divinities of the Roman civitas - native and new gods - old gods and the new expectations: Asclepius, Demeter, Dionysus, Hercules 2. Organization of worship - the priests - Vestal virgins - augurs - sodalities - reforms of Caesar Augustus 3. The oriental deities - the Great Mother Cybele - cult of Isis - mithraism 4. Magic and divination 5. The cult of the emperors 6. Religion and philosophy Assessment: Oral exam on the base of earlier available questions.
Bibliography:	A. Basic bibliography: Starożytne religie w świecie rzymskim, oprac. L. Nieścior OMI, Warszawa UKSW 2011 (course notes of the professor) B. Additional bibliography: M. Jaczynowska, Religie świata rzymskiego, Warszawa 1990; D. Musiał, Antyczne korzenie chrześcijaństwa, Warszawa 2001; H. P. Hasenfratz, Religie świata starożytnego a chrześcijaństwo, Kraków 2006.
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	The student characterizes basic cults in the Roman Empire. He indicates the main features of these religions. He points out the differences between them. He recognizes the historical factors, social, cultural, political, anthropological shaping the creation of the ancient cults. He examines some of the views of Christian writers on the ancient pagan cults. He keeps criticism of ancient polytheism, and inconsistencies in pagan religions. participation in the lecture: 30 hours preparation of lectures: 20 hours exam preparation: 25 hours TOTAL HOURS: 75 ECTS: 3

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