This is actually more of a revived course than a new course, but
it has been a while since it has been taught.
NEW COURSE NUMBER! Formerly
taught as E104 (spring 2009)
Prof.
Deborah Deliyannis
MW 1:25 - 2:15 pm + section
Email:
ddeliyan@indiana.edu
Woodburn Hall 101
section # 32653
This class
meets the College’s Global Civilization and Culture Credit, as well as the
College’s S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit.
Description
Between AD 33 and 1400, the people of Europe gradually converted
from a variety of other religions to Christianity. In this course, we will
consider both the (scanty) evidence for pre-Christian religions and the
narratives of conversion for each region of Europe in the post-Roman period
(i.e. after AD 400). The focus of the course will be a critical examination of
the original written sources and material remains that tell us about the
pre-Christian religions of Europe, the conversion of each group, and the impact
of Christianity. No background knowledge is expected.
This
is a lecture course, with discussion sections. Weekly readings will include
primary sources and chapters from a textbook. Requirements include short
written exercises on the assigned readings for 8 of the 13 weeks, participation
in discussion sections, and midterm and final exams.
