CLAS 351 - Greek and Near Eastern Religion

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Willamette University

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Ancient Eastern Mediterranean religion cannot be understood without taking into account the interplay between economic, political and religious spheres, and the key role it played in justifying social structures, and coercing individuals to play their proper part in upholding social institutions. A variety of sociological and anthropological theories and approaches will be applied to the following topics within ancient Eastern Mediterranean religion: divination, Aphrodite, Apollo, cosmogony, festivals, and worship of the dead. The course will end with a reading of a Greek tragedy, Aeschylus' Eumenides, situating it in its religious and ritual context. Throughout students will constantly be confronted with the question, why are Greek and Near Eastern religions so similar? Can specific similarities be attributed to a common source, borrowing, membership in a single cultural area, or is this "how humans think?" Credit may only be earned in either GREEK 351 or CLAS 351. Mode of Inquiry: Understanding Society General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Fourth Semester Language Requirement Offering: Triennially in spring Instructor: Bachvarova

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1.00

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www.willamette.edu

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(503) 370-6300

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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