Arts and Letters 100g

Religious Experience and the Making of Western Culture
Note: Not all links are available at the beginning of the course

Course Syllabus
 

Course Assignments

Mid-Term Examination
Writing Papers in ARLT 100
Paper One
Paper Two
Paper Three
Final Examination
 

Course Materials

Epic of  Gilgamesh
  Genesis

World Wide Web Resources for the Study of the Ancient World (including material for the Epic of Gilgamesh and Euripides' Bacchae)

Oriental Institute of Chicago's Educational Resources
Abzu: Guide to Resources for the Study of the Ancient Near East Available on the Internet
Oriental Institute Map of Mesopotamia
Gilgamesh Study Outline-North Virginia Community College
Perseus Project Home Page
Perseus Project: Theater of Dionysus
Perseus Project: Depiction of Death of Pentheus from Greek Vase
Diotima: Women & Gender in the Ancient World

Apuleius
Encyclopedia Britannica articles on:
Apuleius
The influence of Hellenistic Religions
Providence
The Cult of Isis:
The goddess Isis
Inclusive monotheism

Augustine
J.J. O'Donell's Augustine Web Site
Encyclopedia Britannica articles on:
Manichaeism:
Mani
Manichaeism
Neo-Platonism:
Definition
The Neo-Platonists and their influence

Julian of Norwich
Thomas Long's Article