MES509 RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN LATE ANTIQUITY
| Course Code: |
8320509 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
10.0 |
| Department: |
Middle East Studies |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Masters |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The course will cover development in the beliefs, practices and seets of religious communities in the Middle East in Late Antiquity.The emphasis will be on the developments in judaism ,Zoroastrianism,Christianity, Gnosticism, and Manichacism in this period and how they shaped the world in which Islamic thought and culture later developed. In addition, the relevance of these historical developments and contemporary events will also be examined.
