Introduction to Ancient Astral Sciences

Freie Universität Berlin

Organisatorisches

Kurstyp
VL
Semester
SoSe 2024
Standort
Arnim 10, Raum 010
SWS
2
Start
Rhythmus
wöchentlich
Tag
Di
Zeit
10-12
E-Mail
ossendrijver@zedat.fu-berlin.de

Details

The lecture introduces central topics from the astral sciences (astronomy, celestial divination, astrology, cosmology) of the ancient world with a focus on Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Greco-Roman world. Topics to be covered are methodological aspects of research on ancient astral science, the reconstruction of ancient practices and theories based on original sources.