History (HIST) - Ancient Myth and Religion
HIST 2017 Ancient Myth and Religion
Prerequisites:
Six credits of 1000 level History or 24 credits completed.
Antirequisites:
CLAS 2017, CLAS 2006, and CLAS 2007
Hours:
Three hours of lecture per week for one term.
Credits:
3
Description:
Students examine myths and their related religious and cultic practices of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome in their appropriate historical, cultural, and literary contexts. Students also study the continuities and mutual influences between Near Eastern, Egyptian, and Greco-Roman myth and religion. This course may be credited towards Religions and Cultures.