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Root number
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515896 |
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Semester
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FS2026 |
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Type of course
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Seminar |
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Allocation to subject
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Science of Religion |
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Type of exam
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Written exam |
| Title |
BA/MA Seminar (EMP): A Living Earth: Gods, Plants, Animals, and Humans in Antiqui-ty |
| Description |
The ancient philosopher Thales of Miletus regarded the earth as ‘full of gods.’ The earth is the cosmic place where the gods appear. Every tree, every spring, every mountain may be home to a divine being. For the people of antiquity, nature was therefore both a blessing and a threat. In dealing with this dynamic ambivalence of a divine na-ture, a wide variety of ideas about how to encounter nature devel-oped in myths, poetry, early philosophy and, above all, in religious practices and mysteries. The seminar will trace the historical devel-opment of ancient conceptions of nature on the basis of selected source texts from religion, poetry and philosophy. What different conceptions of nature existed? Why was the earth perceived as alive? Why were certain places, such as individual trees or springs, particularly revered as sites of mythical events? What role did ani-mals play in the worship of the gods and in the development of ritual practices? How did the observation of plant growth influence the development of philosophy? Were ancient societies familiar with forms of sustainability? And were there already alternatives to meat consumption in ancient times? |
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ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
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Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
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Link to another web site
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| Lecturers |
Guido Horst Nerger, Institute for the Science of Religion ✉
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ECTS
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5 |
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Recognition as optional course possible
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Yes |
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Grading
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1 to 6 |
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| Dates |
Wednesday 12:15-16:00 Fortnightly
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| Rooms |
Seminarraum 212, Hauptgebäude H4
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