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| HREL0031-1 | Zoroastrian Mazdeism
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, classical orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year | | | | 5 |
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| Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, classical orientation, didactic approach, 1st year | | | | 5 |
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| Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, classical orientation | | | | 5 |
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| Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Oriental Languages, Teaching Focus, 1st year | | | | 5 |
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| Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Oriental Languages, Teaching Focus, 2nd year | | | | 5 |
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| Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Oriental Languages Teaching Focus, 1st year | | | | 5 |
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| Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Oriental Languages Teaching Focus, 2nd year | | | | 5 |
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| Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Oriental Languages | | | | 5 |
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| Holder(s) : | Eric Pirart |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | I. Who was Zoroaster? II. Iranian pantheon and Avestan texts. III Zoroastrian eschatology. IV. Darius' political mazdeism. |
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| Course objective : | To provide a better understanding of the texts seen in Old and middle Iranian languages and to show the links with other old oriental religious traditions. |
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| Prerequisites : | Nothing |
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| Workshops : | To read J. Kellens, Qui était Zarathushtra? |
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| Organization : | 30 h spread out over the first semester. Timetable set with the students. Opening session in September announced on Section notice board. The attendance is obligatory. |
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| Written notes : | References : J. Duchesne-Guillemin, La religion de l'Iran ancien, Paris, 1962 ; J. Kellens, Qui était Zarathushtra ?, 2e éd., Liège, 1993 ; J. Kellens, Essays on Zarathustra and Zoroastrianism, Costa Mesa, 2000 ; A. de Jong, Traditions of the Magi, Leiden - New York - Köln, Brill, 1997 ; E. Pirart, L'éloge mazdéen de l'ivresse, Paris, 2004 ; E. Pirart, Guerriers d'Iran, Paris, 2006 ; E. Pirart, L'Aphrodite iranienne, Paris, 2006 ; E. Pirart, Georges Dumézil face aux démons iraniens, Paris, 2007. |
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| Assessment : | Oral test, in January. |
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| Contacts : | Tenured lecturer: Eric PIRART. Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité. Section LLO, Place du Vingt-Août, 7, à B-4000 Liège. A1/3/4. Secretary: tel. 04 366 55 44. |
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