Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Course Description: The course will cover developments in the beliefs, practices and sects of religious communities in the Middle East in Late Antiquity. The emphasis will be on the developments in Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Gnosticism, and Manichaeism in this period and how they shaped the world in which Islamic thought and culture later developed. In addition, the relevance of these historical developments and contemporary events will also be examined.
Course Requirements and Methodology: Students are expected to come to class havıng read the assıgned texts, as both theoretical and practical work will be carried out in class. Methodology will include not only lectures, but also class discussion and therefore class participation will be taken into serıous consideration in the final assessment.
Course Materials: The following is a partial list of books that will be used.
Brown, Peter. 1978. The Making of Late Antiquity. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
Cameron, Averil. 1993. The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity AD 395-600. Routledge, London.
Cohen, Shaye J.D. 2006. From the Maccabees to the Mishnah. Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, KY.
Lim, Timothy. 2005. The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Mitchell, Margaret M. and Frances M. Young (eds.). 2006. The Cambridge History of Christianity, Vol I. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Pagels, Elaine. 1979. The Gnostic Gospels. Random House, NY.
Skjaervø, Prods Oktor. 2006. An Introduction to Manichaeism.
__________. 2006. Introduction to Zoroastrianism.
Assessment: 1 term paper, 1 take-home essay, 1 presentation as well as class participation.