Advanced Studies in Spectacle and Ritual
Classics · 3 hrs Lecture
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CLAS-4820 prerequisites
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Description
This course explores ritual behaviour and display in ancient Greece and Rome. Theoretical approaches illuminate the various categories of ancient evidence. Topics for consideration may include military triumphs, theatrical and sporting events, or rites of passage. Students at the advanced level work with challenging and fragmentary sources and their scholarly interpretation, especially modern theoretical approaches. This course prepares students for historiographical work at the graduate level in Classics and ancient History. This course may be repeated for credit when the topic varies.
Requisite courses
3 credit hours in any Classics course [prerequisite(s)].
Restrictions
Honours Form Required. Students may not hold credit for this course and CLAS-3820.
Note
Students taking this course at the 4000 level must be registered as Classics honours students.
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