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Description: MCCCD Approval: 5-24-2011 |
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REL250 2012 Spring - 9999 |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load
Acad |
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Religion
in Ireland: Neolithic to Early Medieval |
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Survey of the Ancient religious traditions of Ireland.
Students investigate the beliefs and practices of Irish Religions in the
context of their social, economical and political systems from the late
Neolithic to the early Medieval periods (4000 BCE-700 CE). Prerequisites: None. General Education
Designation: Historical Awareness - [H] General
Education Designation: Humanities and Fine Arts - [HU] |
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REL250 2012 Spring
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Religion in Ireland: Neolithic to Early Medieval |
1. Explain the impact of the last Ice Age
on the geography of Ireland and how this impacted permanent habitation in the
Neolithic period. (II)
2. Explain the significance of material
culture in reconstructing Irish religion in the prehistoric period. (I, II)
3. Identify the major religious themes of
pre-Celtic Irish culture. (I, II)
4. Identify the five major mythological
cycles of pre-Christian Ireland. (III)
5. Explain the relationship between nature
and Celtic religious belief. (III)
6. Explain the relationship between the
Roman invasion of Britain and the development of Medieval Christianity in
Ireland.(IV, V)
7. Evaluate the role of monasticism on
early Medieval Irish culture. (V)
8. Describe and critically evaluate the
role of Irish Christianity in early Medieval Europe. (V)
9. Explain the relationship between the
socio-economic environment and the development of religion in Ireland. (I, II,
III, IV, V)
10. Explain the causes of religious
transformation and syncretism in Ireland with particular emphasis on pre-Celtic
and Celtic religion, and early Medieval Christianity. (II, IV, VI)
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REL250 2012 Spring
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Religion in Ireland: Neolithic to Early Medieval |
I. Basic Concepts in Religious Studies
A. Historical/Anthropological
tools in Religious Studies
B. The
role of ritual practice in Religion
C. Mythology
vs. Theology
II. Neolithic Religion in Ireland
A. End
of the Glacial period and permanent settlement in
Ireland
B. Burial
practices and material culture of Neolithic Ireland
C. Astronomy
and megalithic monuments in Neolithic Irish Religion
III. The Ancient Celts and Their Religion
A. Who
were the Celts?
B. Classical
Sources on Celtic Religion
C. The
Gods and Ritual Practice in Ancient Celtic Religion
IV. Celtic Religion in the Roman World
A. Expansion
of the Roman Empire (58 BCE-410 CE)
B. Continental
Syncretism
C. Insular
Syncretism and the Irish Exception
V. The Introduction of Christianity to
Ireland
A. Monastic
Christianity in Ireland
B. The
cult of Irish saints
C. Irish
Missionary Expansion in Continental Europe
D. The
Viking Invasion and the decline of Monasticism
VI. The Revival of Celticism
in Ireland
A. Continuity
and Revival of Folklore and Folk Religion
B. Saints,
Gods, and Faeries: Religious Syncretism
in Contemporary Irish Culture