Egyptian Religion 3/4 (OT0013)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : DIV-3-EGYREL

An examination of the religious and ideological life of ancient Egypt from ca 3000 bc down to the Christian era, with extensive treatment of textual, iconographic and architectural forms.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Hebrew 2 or Old Testament 2

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Biblical Studies, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	09:00	09:50	Central
Lecture	Friday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- To understand the main features of religious life in one of the main cultures of the ancient Near East, becoming familiar with its chief myths and the different estimates scholars have made of them, and to appreciate the canons of Egypt's extraordinary artistic legacy.
- Students should learn to appreciate an alien culture, its beliefs, art and literature, almost lost from human memory, which, progressively restored since Napoleon's Egyptian campaigns, has taken Western culture by storm. Egypt's considerable influence on the gestation of early Christianity will also become apparent.