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CLAS 3026 - Afterlife and Underworld in Antiquity

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2016

In this course we study the myths and rituals dealing with the process of death and the passage to the afterlife from Pharaonic Egypt to Christian Rome, from mummification to resurrection. We review popular ideas, stories and philosophical theories about the afterlife and the nature of the underworld, asking what sort of punishments and rewards applied and whether these notions evolved across time. In the last written assignment some modern cinematic treatments of "journeys to the underworld" (katabases) are also studied.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code CLAS 3026
    Course Afterlife and Underworld in Antiquity
    Coordinating Unit Classics, Archaeology and Ancient History
    Term Semester 1
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 3 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Prerequisites At least 6 units of Level II undergraduate study
    Incompatible CLAS 2031
    Assessment 5 x Tutorial summaries 10%, Short paper and presentation (1200 words) 20%,Long essay (2000 words) 30%, Exam or Academic journal (2500 words) 40%
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Professor Han Baltussen

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    1. Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the origins, nature and evolution of ideas about the afterlife in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome and early Christianity;
    2. Develop a deeper understanding of the importance of specific themes, in particular descents into the underworld as reflected in modern cinematic treatments;
    3. Develop a critical understanding of the key questions, interpretations and scholarship concerning the literary and historical evidence for the evolution of ancient ideas about the afterlife;
    4. Offer a clear, literate and logical exposition of ideas in independently researched written work, based on suitable primary and secondary sources, reflected in appropriate referencing;
    5. Explore, articulate and debate their views in small-group seminars;
    6. Relate the development of ancient ideas about the afterlife to modern social, cultural and ethical perspectives which express universal notions concerning the human condition.
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    Teamwork and communication skills
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    1,2,4,5,6
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Course Reader. Online resources.
    Recommended Resources
    Useful Background Readings that can be found in the BSL include:

    Bernstein, A.E. (1993) The Formation of Hell: Death and Retribution in the Ancient and early Christian Worlds. [In BSL: good companion to much of the course]
    Garland,  R. (1985 or later edn) The Greek Way of Death.
    Hope, V. M. (2009) Roman Death: The Dying and the Dead in Ancient Rome.
    Vermeulen, E. (1979) Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry.
     
    Online Learning
    Documentaries and film materials online; MyUni/Blackboard
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    Workload
    Load per week                         Total per semester
    1x1 hour lectures --> 12 hours 
    1x2 hour seminar -->  22 hours 
    6 hours reading --> 60 hours
    3.5 hours writing --> 42 hours
    2 hours revision --> 20 hours
    TOTAL WORKLOAD 156 hours

    Modes:
    lectures
    seminar discussions
    oral presentation
    group discussion
    film & documentary
    Workload

    No information currently available.

    Learning Activities Summary
    Theme section Topics Details
    Thanatology (Lecture 1) Defining modern approach to death  What is thanatology?
    Egypt, Mesopotamia “The Resurrection machine”; mythology  Pyramids; pursuit of immortality (Gilgamesh)
    Greece Epic & Comedy; mythology; philosophy  Homer; Aristophanes; shamans; Persephone;
     Tartarus ; Plato & Epicurus
    Rome Gladiators; graves; necropoleis;
    inter-cultural contact (Jews)
     Virgil; Apuleius; funerals
    Christianity Resurrection; immortality; the body  Martyrs; saints; metaphors of the physical body
    Film excerpts screening (weeks 5, 9) Descent (katabasis) in modern film
    (example of analysis)
     (examples only, may change)  Fellowship of the Ring;
     Harry Potter; Alice in Wonderland; Il Fauno
    Documentary (week 3) Artistic representations of death
    across cultures and time
     “Images of Death” (N. Spivey, BBC)
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    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Task Task Type Due Weighting Learning Outcome
    Seminar presentation & lead discussion  Formative and summative   Individual date (by chosen topic) 10% 2, 3, 4, 5
    Reflective summaries on discussion  Formative and summative   Wk 2-6 10% 1, 3, 4
    Research paper  Formative and summative   Individual date (by chosen topic) 20% 2,4
    Cinematic essay on descents  Summative   Wk 12 20% 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
    Written exam  Summative   Formal exam period 40% 1,2,3,4,5,6

    The workload is calculated as a semester load according to university policy.
    Assessment Detail

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    Submission

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    Course Grading

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    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

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