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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 10-28-2003 |
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REL250 2004 Spring – 2005 Summer II |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load
Acad |
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History
of Religion in Ireland |
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Survey
of the religious traditions of Ireland in their socio- political context from
the Neolithic to the Modern period. Prerequisites: None |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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REL250 2004 Spring
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History of Religion in Ireland |
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Identify the major developmental periods of Celtic
culture. (I) |
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Explain the difficulties associated with identifying the Celtic
Culture. (I, II) |
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Identify the major deities and ritual practices of pre-
Christian Celtic religion in Ireland. (I, II) |
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Identify the five major mythological cycles of
pre-Christian Ireland. (I, II) |
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Describe and critically evaluate the role of Irish
Christianity in early Medieval Europe. (III) |
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Explain the relationship between the Anglo/Norman invasion
of Britton and Ireland and the development of Medieval Christianity in
Ireland. (III) |
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Explain the causes of the Protestant Reformation. (IV) |
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Describe the impact of the Protestant Reformation on Irish
Religion and Culture. (IV) |
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Explain the relationship between the socio-economic
environment and the development of religion in Ireland. (I, II, III, IV, V) |
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Explain the causes of religious transformation and
syncretism in Ireland. (II, III, IV, V) |
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REL250 2004 Spring
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History of Religion in Ireland |
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I. The Ancient Celts and
their Religion A. Who were the Celts? B. Ancient sources on
Celtic religion C. The gods and ritual practice
in ancient Celtic religion II. Celtic Religion in the
Greco-Roman World A. Expansion of the Roman
Empire (58 BCE – 410 CE) B. Continental syncretism C. Insular syncretism and
the Irish exception III. The Introduction of
Christianity to Ireland A. Monastic Christianity in
Ireland B. The Viking invasion and
the decline of monasticism C. The Anglo-Norman
invasion and the ascendancy of the cathedral IV. The Protestant
Reformation and Ireland A. From Henry VIII to
Charles I: Plantations and Anglicanism B. The War of the Kings and
the religious division of Ireland C. The Period of the penal
laws V. The Revival of Celticism in Ireland A. The Hunger and the
Diaspora B. The revival of folklore
and tradition C. Saints, gods, and
faeries: Religious syncretism in contemporary Irish culture |
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