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RELSTY 220 - Myth in the Ancient Near East

3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
Students in this course will examine a selection of myths from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ugarit, and Israel, with particular focus on the original social, political, religious, and cultural contexts that shaped these compositions. Student swill also give a selective consideration to the enduring legacy of some of these myths in subsequent cultural and literary contexts. Theses examined will include the presentation f the life of the gods, the relationship between the human and divine worlds, mortality and immorality, gender and sexuality, and apocalypticism.

Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Humanities

039158:1