02604 - Egyptology

Academic Year 2009/2010

  • Docente: Enrico Acquaro
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: L-OR/02
  • Language: Italian
  • Moduli: Enrico Acquaro (Modulo 1) Daniela Ferrari (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Ravenna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in CULTURAL HERITAGE (cod. 0886)

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide a broad grounding in the archaeology of Egypt enabling students to develop critical skills to study the Egyptian civilization drawing upon historical and archaeological evidence.

By the end of the course students  will gain a comprehensive overview of the history and archaeology of ancient Egypt focusing on artistic and religious evidence as well as the interactions between civilizations in the Nile Valley and other cultures of the Mediterranean East between the Pharaonic period and the Hellenistic one.

 

Course contents

Society of Ancient Egypt: the religion

Readings/Bibliography

H. Franlfort, La religione dell'antico Egitto, Einaudi, Torino 1957; Da Dante agli Egizi. La vita dopo la morte. A cura di Lorenza Galli e Maurizio Clementi. Parole per sempre, Siena 2009.

 

Teaching methods

Lessons and seminars.

Assessment methods

Written test and oral exam about lessons and bibliography.

Teaching tools

Slides and photocopies.

Office hours

See the website of Enrico Acquaro

See the website of Daniela Ferrari