RELG 319 - Mesopotamian Religion

Spring (3) Galambush (College 200, ALV, CSI)

This course explores the religious culture of Mesopotamia from approximately 3000-500 BCE–from the beginning of writing and cities to the age of imperial states. Mesopotamian religious texts and artifacts provide a window into the development of core religious ideas: What is a god? What is the relationship between the divine and human realms, specifically in matters of family, livelihood, politics, and warfare? The approaches developed by the Mespotamians to these questions continue to influence modern Western worldviews, and so provide an unexpected lens through which to examine our own cultures. (This course is anchored in the ALV and CSI domains.)