Prehistoric religions and rituals WNHS-AR-PRR
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Evidence for religiously motivated activity can be traced back to the emergence of Homo Erectus 2,8 million years ago. Paleolithic Hominids including Homo Neanderthalensis can be seen to be involved in highly complex ritual and religious activity involving the interface between life and death and human society and the wild. During the establishment of agriculture and sedentary life styles Neolithic the focus of religion is closely connected with the domestic sphere and entwined with the emergence of ancestor cults. In Europe later Neolithic societies erect the first monumental religious architecture. During the Metal Ages material sacrifice and funerary customs are our main source of information about Human religious behavior. It is during the last five centuries BC that we can see the emergence of pagan pantheons in both the material and artistic records. This evidence dovetails both with historical accounts of the ancients and medieval scribe´s memories of their pagan heritage. This panorama of religious materiality will include a particular focus on figurative art which is seen as a crucial indicator of societies’ religious sensibilities.
Student activity / workload in hours:
Participation in lectures: 30 hours
Preparation for lectures and exam: 60 hours
Total hours: 90 hours = 3 ECTS
(in Polish) E-Learning
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Learning outcomes
Student:
- will have ordered, deepened and detailed knowledge leading to specialization in selected areas of archeology in Europe and the Mediterranean basin,
- will have deepened knowledge of the complex nature of culture as well as its complexity and historical variability of its meanings,
- will have deepened knowledge of social phenomena occurring in communities of various types, types of social ties and the relationship between social structures.
Assessment criteria
Lectures are conducted in the form of e-learning in MS-Teams.
Conditions for completing the classes:
1. active participation in classes (possible two absences, the third - even excused, requires additional written work).
2. positive grade for the exam at the end of the course.
Conditions for obtaining a specific grade:
- 2 - student has no basic knowledge of prehistoric religions and rituals,
- 3 - student has basic knowledge of prehistoric religions and rituals,
- 4 - student has deepened knowledge of prehistoric religions and rituals and is able to formulate opinions and discuss a given topic,
- 5 - student has deepened and detailed knowledge of prehistoric religions and rituals and is able to formulate opinions and discuss a given topic.
Practical placement
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Bibliography
Barrett Caitlín E. 2016. Archaeology of Ancient Religions. In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion.Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Insol, Timothy. 2011. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Cauvin Jacques, Trevor Watkins. 2000. The birth of the Gods and the origins of agriculture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Gediga Boguslaw. 19976. Śladami religii prasłowian. Wrocław: Ossolineum.
Insoll Timothy. 2004. Archaeology, Ritual, Religion. London: Routlege.
Mithen Steven. 2003. The Prehistory of the Mind: The Cognitive Origins of Art, Religion and Science .London: Thames & Hudson.
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