HUMA 3102 Lecture 2: Course Outline for Greek and Roman Religion
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Instructor: philip harland, click here to email me. This course explores practices associated with honouring the gods in the hellenistic and. Roman worlds, particularly during the first two centuries of the common era. This year the geographical focus in term one is on the greek-speaking, eastern part of the roman empire, especially the greek cities of asia minor (what is now turkey). In term two, we turn to several related phenonema that will provide us further glimpses into the nature and meaning of honours for the gods in various contexts in the roman empire. In that term, we begin by surveying certain deities and their mysteries before moving on to other informal associations and cultural minorities. Throughout, we will draw on both archaeological (especially inscriptions) and literary materials. We will be attentive to variations in practice and belief from one locale to another and from one level of society to another (imperial elites, civic elites, urban populace, rural populace).
