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Egyptische archeologie

Course
2017-2018

Admission requirements

The course Archeologie van het Oude Nabije Oosten.

Description

The topic of this class will be the archaeology of household and community cults and rituals throughout ancient Egyptian history. By discussing the various definitions of private, popular and household religion, the student will become familiar with the difficulties of the field and recent approaches from an anthropological perspective. This course will further assess the dialectic between ritual and religion. Throughout the seminar, the physical remains of ritual will be studied and examined first-hand in light of recent theoretical developments. We will discuss evidence for official and private religion and its interplay in a broad range of examples. Landscapes and mortuary assemblages will play vital roles in evaluating the archaeological evidence and artistic expression of ritual and religion.
During class visits to the Rijksmuseum in Leiden, various objects related to private religion will be studied. Readings of different text types such as prayers, petitions and letters, in addition to discussions of translations, will furthermore contextualize the archaeological evidence and lead to a comprehensive understanding of private religion in ancient Egypt.

Course objectives

By the end of the course, students will have acquired further knowledge of the archaeology and material culture of ancient Egypt and they will be able to examine and interpret archaeological data within its various contexts. They will be experienced in approaching a specific research topic through the study of objects, archaeological remains in combination with textual evidence.

Timetable

The timetable

Mode of instruction

  • Seminar

Course Load

Total course load 5 EC x 28 hours=140 hours

  • Lectures: 13 x 2 = 26 hours

  • Study of compulsory literature: 26 hours

  • Assignment (preparing for presentation): 6 hours

  • Preparation exam: 40 hours

  • Exam(s): 2 hours

  • Researching and writing paper: 40 hours

Assessment method

Assessment

A presentation in class with a bibliography, a written examination with essay questions and a short research paper.

Weighing

Class participation and attendance: 10%
Leading two discussions: 15%
Final exam: 25%
Class presentation (20 minutes presentation with bibliography): 20% Final paper (15-20 pages including bibliography): 30%

  • Proposal and bibliography: 10%

  • Final paper: 20%

Resit

Only the written exam can be retaken.

Exam review

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Blackboard

Blackboard will be used for:

  • Communication about the course content

  • Receiving research papers

Reading list

The literature for each class will be advertised on Blackboard before the start of the course.

Registration

Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in [English])http://hum.leiden.edu/students/study-administration/usis-english.html) and Dutch

Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs

Registration Studeren à la carte
Registration (Contractonderwijs](http://www.hum.leidenuniv.nl/onderwijs/contractonderwijs/)

Contact

Dr. M. Müller