CLASC-221 Sites of Divine Encounter
How did Christians, Jews, and others in antiquity imagine God/gods were active in their lives? What is the relationship between space and this divine-human encounter? This site-based class will consider these questions through attention to ancient texts and material culture, studying divine-human interaction at sites where it was thought to occur and the practices that facilitated it. We will explore, for example, a sacred tree in Athens, healing sanctuaries in Asia Minor, ancient city acropoleis, the earliest Christian churches, and underground temples to chthonic gods.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Cross Listed Courses
ARTH-221, RELST-221
Offered
Spring