Late antique religious world archaeology
Teachers:
Scope:
Knowledge and contextualization of archaeologycal heritage
Curriculum:
SSD:
L-ANT/08
Code:
10600799
CFU:
5
Aims:
The course aims to show the tools for understanding the archaeological source in the study of the multifaceted religious world of Late Antiquity. At the end of the course the student should be able to:
1) know the peculiarities of each Late Antique religion (traditional religion, Judaism, Christianity, Mithraism and other mystery religions, imperial cult, etc.);
2) approach religious phenomenology with the specific attentions derived from archaeological methodology;
3) The course deals with the problems of Late Antique mystery religions and Mithraism in particular.
Course organization:
Front lessons
Semester:
2
Lessons:
E’ ritenuta indispensabile la conoscenza dei fondamenti di storia delle religioni e di storia tardoantica.
Time:
THU - WED 15-17
Bibliography:
- J. LÖSSL – N.J. BAKER-BRIAN (a cura di), A companion to religion in Late antiquity, Hoboken, Wiley Blackwell, 2018
- J. FERGUSON, Le religioni nell’Impero romano (Biblioteca di cultura moderna, 758), Roma – Bari, Laterza, 1974
- C. BONNET - E. SANZI (a cura di), AA. VV., Roma, la città degli dèi: la capitale dell'impero come laboratorio religioso (Aulamagna, 109), Roma, Carocci, 2021
- M.M. McCARTY – M. EGRI (a cura di), The archaeology of Mithraism: new finds and approaches to Mithras-worship(Babesch Supplements, 39), Leuven-Paris, Peeters, 2020