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| LLOR0059-1 | Introduction to classical Indian and pre-Islamic Iranian literatures
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| Duration : | 45h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Eric Pirart |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The Gáyatrí Sávitrí and the Ahuna Variya. The Veda and the Avesta. Epic and classic Sanskrit literature. Asoka's inscriptions. Achaemenid inscriptions. The Avestan texts. Pahlavi literature. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To give a comparative and historical glimpse of claasical Indian and pre-Islamic Iranian literatures. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Introduction to Sanskrit I [LLOR0050-1] |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Reading scientific papers dealing with classical Indian and pre-Islamic Iranian literatures. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 45 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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Recommended or required readings :
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| References : P.-S. Filliozat, Dictionnaire des littératures de l'Inde, Paris, 1994 ; L. Renou & J. Filliozat, L'Inde classique, 2 vol., reprint Paris 1985 and 1996 ; Ph. Huyse, La Perse antique, Paris, 2005 ; E. Yarshater, Encyclopaedia Iranica. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral test, in January. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Nothing |
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Contacts :
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| Tenured lecturer : Eric Pirart, Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité, LLO, Place du Vingt-Août, 7, B-4000 Liège. A1/3/4. Secretary : tel. 04 366 55 44. |
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