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September
| 3:
Introduction |
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8:
The Concept of the Sanctuary
READING: B 84-95; Z
3-23; 55-62; R 123-127
RESERVE READING:
Marinatos and Hagg, Greek Sanctuaries, 228-233; Easterling
and Muir, Greek Religion and Society, 67-97
QUESTIONS: Where did
the Greeks worship? Were they clearly marked off from secular
life? What components define and make up a sanctuary? What did
a temple look like? What was the function of a temple?
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10:
Ritual
READING:
B 54-84; Z 27-45; R 107-115
RESERVE READING: Choose
one article; Von Straten, "Votives and and Votaries
in Greek Sanctuaries" in Buxton, Oxford Readings
in Greek Religion, ; Hanson, Hoplites, 228-247; Vernant,
Mortals and Immortals, 290-302
QUESTIONS: What types
of rituals are there? What is the meaning of an animal sacrifice?
What is a "votive offering"? How does a "libation"
work? What is the concept of purification?
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15:
Religious
Personnel
READING:
B 95-118; Z 46-54; R 127-129
HANDOUT:
Garland, Priests and Power in Classical Athens
QUESTIONS: Who could
be priests/priestesses? What did they do? What was their training?
What did a seer do? What were oracles and how were they delivered?
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17:
Civic
Festivals
READING:
B 216-246; Z 80-101; R117-121, 139-143
RESERVE READING:
Sourvinou-Inwood, What is Polis Religion?, in Buxton,
Oxford Readings in Greek Religion AND Murray and Price, The
Greek City
QUESTIONS: How does polytheism
result in the necessity of a religious calendar? How did the gods
affect the seasons of the year? What were the major festivals of
ancient Greece and how did they ensure the health of the community
for the year?
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22:
Social
Functions of Cult
READING:
B 246-275; Z 63-79; R 217-245
RESERVE READING:
Mikalson, Athenian Popular Religion, Chap. 11, 83-90
QUESTIONS: What is the
relationship between amorality and law and what does religion have
to do with it? How important were oaths in Greece and does one have
to believe in the gods in order to swear an oath? How does ritual
participation create solidarity among the participants? What were
initiation ceremonies? How are rites of passage and other life-cycle
events integrated into Greek religion? Are magic and the supernatural
an important part of Greek religion? What does crisis management
depend upon? What is the vocabulary the Greeks used for their religious
ideas and concepts on piety?
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24:
Olympia
READING:
B 105-107; Z 112-121
RESERVE READING:
Morgan, "The Origins of Pan-Hellenism", in Marinatos
and Hagg, Greek Sanctuaries; Lee, "The First Olympic
Games of 776 B.C.", in Raschke, The Archaeology of the
Olympics
HANDOUT: Parke, The Oracles of Zeus, "Olympia"
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29:
Olympia
REPORTS:
Site Plan and History - Stacy and Allison, Palaestra and Gymnasium
- Sarah M., Baths and Leonidaion - Eduardo, Games - Abby
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October
1:
Olympia
REPORTS: Temple
of Hera - Sara N., Temple of Zeus - Craig, Philippeion - Brad,
Treasuries - Prof. Mechem |
| 6:
NO CLASS |
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8:
Olympia
REPORTS:
Stadium and Hippodrome - Will, Altars and Pelopeion - Chris,
Statuary and Votives - Kevin, Administrative structures - Andrea
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13:
Olympia
REPORTS:
Finish reports and final discussion on Olympia
Research Methodology
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15:
Delphi: Guest Lecture Prof. Arnush
READING:
Z 112-128; R 93-106
RESERVE READING: Fontenrose,
"The Cult of Apollo and the Games at Delphi", in Raschke,
The Archaeology of the Olympics; Parker, "Greek States
and Greek Oracles", in Cartledge and Harvey, CRUX
and in Buxton, Oxford Readings in Greek Religion
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20:
Delphi
READING:
Pausanias Handout; B 143-149
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22:
Delphi
REPORTS:
Temple - Sara N., Theater - Eduardo, Musical Contests - Allison |
27:
Delphi
REPORTS:
Votives - Kevin, Stadium - Will
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE |
29:
Epidauros
READING:
B 214-215; Z 128-132; R 69-80
REPORTS:
Temple - Brad, Tholos - Chris |
3:
Epidauros
REPORTS:
Theater - Craig, Stadium, Palaestra, Gymnasium - Andrea |
November
5:
Epidauros
REPORTS:
Votives - Abby |
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10:
Eleusis
READING:
B 276-290; Z 132-140; R 171-193
RESERVE
READINGS: Clinton, "The sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at
Eleusis", in Marinatos and Hagg, Greek Sanctuaries
Mysteries
- Stacy
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12:
Eleusis
Telesterion - Sarah
M. |
| 17:
Eleusis |
| 19:
No Class |
24:
Student Presentations: Artemis at Brauron - Sara Nash
Thesis and bibliography due |
December
1:
Student
Presentations: Asklepios at Epidauros - Brad, Asklepios at Athens
- Stacy, Eleusis - Sarah McCoy
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3:
Student Presentations: Poseidon at Isthmia - Craig, Parthenon
- Chris, Sanctuaries of Dionysos (Ikaria and Athens)- Allison
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8:
Student Presentations: Aphrodite at Paphos - Kevin, Stadium at
Olympia - Will, Panhellenic Games - Abby
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10:
Student Presentations, Final Discussion, and Conclusions
Artemis Orthia- Eduardo, Craftsmen at Sanctuaries - Andrea
PAPER
DUE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 4pm. |
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