2024-2025 / LLOR0049-1

History and religion of the Ancient Near East

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies (Registrations are closed)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Laurent Colonna d'Istria

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

History of ancient Mesopotamia from the end of the 4th millennium to the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC.

Introduction to the religions of the ancient Near East.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

--presentations of the types of sources used

- the phases of Mesopotamian history and their characteristics. 

- the pantheons in Mesopotamia

- the concept of 'Temple' in Mesopotamia

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Regular attendance in class.
Reading book : cf. bibliography in Syllabus

"Flipped classroom" : at each session the student must have read a document (chapter of a book or article) and make a presentation accompanied by questions.

Joannès F., Clancier Ph., Lafont B., Tenu A., 2017, Mésopotamie - De Gilgamesh à Artaban (3000 - 120 av. J.-C.), Mondes anciens, Belin.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

30 h . Fixed following the disponibility of the students.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

There will be no lecture notes.
Joannès F., Clancier Ph., Lafont B., Tenu A., 2017, Mésopotamie - De Gilgamesh à Artaban (3000 - 120 av. J.-C.), Mondes anciens, Belin.
 
Slideshows are online (MyULiege) after courses.

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

Oral test.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Secretary

Valérie ELIAS

04/366 55 44

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