1. The Ancient Religions of Civilization

    Sumer, Babylon, Egypt and Greece




Readings

It is expected you will have read the texts below by week two of class and watched the accompanying videos. The answers to the online quiz can be found among the texts and the documentaries below, not all is found in lectures in class.

Textbook

Religious Language and Worldviews

Definitional readings (wiki):

Sumerian religion

Ancient Egyptian religion

Hellenistic religion

In-depth Reading:

The Religion of Sumer



Primary Sources:

Duranki: Thousands of the most ancient writings of Sumer/Babylon...




PowellPoint: Ancient Religions




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Post your thoughts to Discussion 2 topics.




Past Lectures




The insiders' perspectives...but I don't know of any....



Educational documentaries

by past students

2009

The Lives of Egyptian Gods by Anonymous Contributor

The Egyptian Book of the Dead Pt. 1 by Jacob Gertz

Ancient Greek Religion by Tyler Bauer


2008

Aristotle: on Rhetoric by Chris Misurelli

2005

Heraclitus and the Buddha on Impermanence by Cale Bakken







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