— Death & Dying in the Ancient Mediterranean

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Ideas and practices related to death in the ancient Mediterranean. Burial rituals and spaces, philosophical and medical theories of death and the afterlife, the dying and dead in social life, and literary and artistic depictions of violence and the dead. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Extensive Writing. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Visual Literacy (VL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE). Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Extensive Writing. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Visual Literacy (VL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).