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- S1 E1 - Early Pagan Religion in Mesopotamia27 Februari 202035 menitExplore the ways in which the ancient peoples of Mesopotamia tried to understand, worship, and cultivate the supernatural in the world around them. Learn how the Enuma Elish, the great Mesopotamian creation myth, mirrors concerns we still address today (power struggles, gender issues, family discord) as it explains the origin of the world and humanity's place in it. #Music, Philosophy & ReligionUji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E2 - The Rigveda and the Gods of Ancient India27 Februari 202032 menitWhile most of the early religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome have been supplanted over time, the early religions of India are still thriving today. Explore the ancient Rigveda, one of the four sacred texts of modern Hinduism. An ancient collection of Sanskrit hymns, it is alive with riddles and paradoxes that leave plenty of room for stimulating speculation.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E3 - State Religion in Ancient Egypt27 Februari 202030 menitExplore how the Egyptian Book of the Dead and a pyramid inscription reveal the existence of Atum, the creator god who rose from primordial chaos to create himself and nine additional gods. But what happens to Atum when the cities of Memphis and then Karnak rise to power? Learn how political power and religion were interwoven in ancient Egypt.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E4 - From Myth to Religion: The Olympian Deities27 Februari 202032 menitWhile the modern world often thinks of the Greek gods and goddesses as myth, they formed the basis of religion in ancient Greece. Learn about this relationship between myth and religion and explore the fascinating puzzle of Zeus. Could Zeus have been a single god with many "persons"? Or were there many different gods, each known as Zeus?Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E5 - Household and Local Gods in Ancient Greece27 Februari 202030 menitThe daily life of the average ancient Athenian family wasn't dominated by the gods who lived on Mt. Olympus, but by the gods who protected their front door and hearth and blessed the marriage bed. Discover the many ways in which these household gods were woven into the fabric of daily life and who was responsible for the household religious activities.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E6 - Feeding the Gods: Sacrificial Religion27 Februari 202030 menitFrom the Mediterranean regions to ancient India, animal sacrifice played a central role in the relationship between people and their gods. Learn about the required elements for a proper honorific, atoning, or sacramental animal sacrifice. Discover the many ways in which the sacrifice benefitted the peoples involved, and what the gods required of the animal.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E7 - Prayers, Vows, Divination, and Omens27 Februari 202027 menitFor ancient peoples, signs from the gods existed everywhere, from the shape of sacrificial animal organs and the properties of smoke when they were burned, to the sudden appearance of birds in the sky, dreams, and more. Explore the many ways in which the people and their gods communicated with each other, and why no army would move forward to the battlefield without their soothsayers and priests.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E8 - Delphi and Other Greek Sanctuaries27 Februari 202027 menitMajor sanctuaries attracted people from all cities and states and served to unite the Greek world. Explore the fascinating Temple of Apollo at Delphi and the Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus. In addition to the expected altars, you might be surprised to learn about the sporting events, libraries, hospitals, and even racetracks at these significant shrines.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E9 - Cults and Mystery Religions27 Februari 202029 menitPublic worship celebrations, such as the annual Panathenaic festival honoring the goddess Athena, provided a political benefit in unifying citizenry. But in addition, some gods were worshipped in private cults requiring membership and initiation rites. Learn about the benefits of such membership, both in this world and the next, particularly for women.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E10 - Philosophical Critiques of Paganism27 Februari 202032 menitWhile most ancient Greeks worshipped, sacrificed, and celebrated as the state preferred, others had their own ideas. Explore the fascinating outlier philosophies of the Pythagoreans, Orphics, Stoics, Epicureans, and more. Most of these small, isolated groups were not a threat to the state's status quo. But if the state felt threatened, it reacted forcefully, as in the execution of Socrates.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E11 - Greek Funerary Practices and the Afterlife27 Februari 202029 menitThe ancient Greeks considered it a solemn duty to prepare the bodies of their dead, burn the bodies, and then bury them with a variety of household or military objects. Even long after burial, people continued to bring offerings to the dead, including food and drink. Explore why these rituals were significant to the state and became a powerful force for conservative values opposed to innovation.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E12 - Egyptian Influences on Ancient Religion27 Februari 202028 menitEgyptian religion had a significant impact on the religions of the Mediterranean world, particularly Greek and Roman. Based on pyramid texts, coffin texts, and spells written on papyri, learn what these ancient peoples believed about the potential for a soul to become immortal, the location of the afterlife in the West, and why the dead needed nourishment from the living.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E13 - Ancient Roman Ancestor Worship27 Februari 202031 menitHow did the descendants of the shepherds and criminal outcasts who founded Rome on the hills above malaria-infested swampland conquer the entire Mediterranean? According to the Romans, their greatest strength was their religion. Learn about the cultus deorum and how precise relationships with dead ancestors, as well as the gods, allowed the conservative Roman culture to flourish.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E14 - Gods of the Roman Household27 Februari 202029 menitRoman gods were involved with every aspect of daily life. Explore the great pantheon of gods that influenced everything from doors hinges to meals to sex. Learn how women's religious activities reflected their roles in that patriarchal culture, from the involvement of four goddesses and two gods to oversee the consummation of marriage, to the use of terra-cotta uteruses as votive offerings.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E15 - Gods of the Roman State27 Februari 202031 menitRome was remarkable in antiquity in that this sexist, classist, and slave-owning culture incorporated conquered peoples into the Roman body of citizens. Discover how they also incorporated the gods of the conquered in a practice known as interpretatio Romana. Of course, summoning a deity from an enemy city was a formal process, as you'll see through the fascinating stories of Juno and others.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E16 - Priests and Ceremonies in the Roman Republic27 Februari 202034 menitWhose responsibility was it to care for the Roman gods and goddesses, maintaining appropriate worship and relationships? Learn what roles the four collegia of priests, the pontiffs, and the Vestal Virgins played in Roman religion. They played a crucial role in maintaining stability by calming the deities and keeping them on the side of Rome. In fact, the state's survival depended on them.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E17 - Religion, Politics, and War in Rome27 Februari 202036 menitIs it possible that one of the world's greatest empires was based in great part on the art and science of birdwatching? Absolutely. The calls, flight patterns, and eating styles of various birds were all were signs from the gods. Explore the college of priests, the Sybilline Oracles, and the detailed rituals of divination required before state officials could take any decisive action.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E18 - Rome's Reactions to Foreign Religions27 Februari 202035 menitRome incorporated many of the gods of its conquered peoples. But it could not tolerate people assembling on their own to worship without state supervision, or sexual activity that could undermine property rights. Examine the Bacchanalia, and see why Rome considered worshippers of Bacchus an existential threat to the state, and why the practice was violently suppressed.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E19 - The Roman Calendar and Sacred Days27 Februari 202034 menitThe college of pontiffs was responsible for keeping track of all the gods and their holidays; the necessary public festivals and the seasons; as well as the days, weeks, months, and cycles of the Moon. But by historical times, the calendar was completely out of sync. Learn how and why Julius Caesar reorganized the calendar into a version very close to what we use today.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E20 - Julius Caesar: A Turning Point in Roman Religion27 Februari 202034 menitJulius Caesar began his public religious career as a teenager, and early in his political career announced that he was descended not only from kings, but from the gods Venus and Mars. Learn how he used his priesthood and political success, as well as military and financial success, to become a dictator and have the Senate declare him a god after his death.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E21 - Emperor Worship in Rome27 Februari 202034 menitThe deification of Julius Caesar represented a turning point in Rome's religion. The polytheistic, state-sanctioned pantheon made room for new gods: the Caesars. Learn how and why Octavius, Caesar's adopted son, instituted a monarchy that appeared to be a republic, and how the worship of his family and his personal authority transformed traditional religion.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E22 - Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians27 Februari 202031 menitBefore Christianity, two major monotheistic religions existed in the ancient Mediterranean area. Explore the similarities and differences between Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and emerging Christianity, and how the empire initially accommodated their teachings and actions. You'll also learn about the grievances on all sides.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E23 - Popular Religions of Late Antiquity27 Februari 202031 menitIn late antiquity, even after the initial emergence of Christianity, the majority in Rome and Italy held to the traditional religion and ancient gods. Explore the relationships between paganism, Manichaeism, and Isis worship at the time of the rise of Christianity and learn why Rome's rulers could not accept or tolerate Christianity.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E24 - The End of Paganism in the Roman Empire27 Februari 202037 menitIndividually, it was relatively easy for people to convert to Christianity because it offered many familiar aspects of traditional religion. But at the state level? Explore the many fascinating reasons why, after so many centuries of success with its own state-sponsored religion, the Roman Empire finally adopted Christianity as its official faith.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
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