Academics Navigation
Academics
You are here
Courses
| Campus | Bryn Mawr |
| Semester | Fall 2024 |
| Registration ID | CSTSB216001 |
| Course Title | Madness in the Ancient World |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Classical Studies |
| Instructor | Kamil,Miriam L. |
| Times and Days | MW 01:10pm-02:30pm
|
| Room Location | CARP21 |
| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1981 How did ancient Greeks and Romans conceive of madness? Was it a deviant behavior, a contagious disease, or a divine punishment? What is the relationship between madness and music, madness and love, or madness and social control? How have understandings of madness changed from antiquity to the modern day? Our inquiries into these questions concentrate on three cultural realms: war, religion, and passion. In each section, we will read from a range of genres to unravel the complex notion of madness in Greco-Roman antiquity. At the same time, we will compare and scrutinize relevant modern phenomena, such as trauma, addiction, and deviance. All readings are in translation. Approach: Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC); Haverford: B: Analysis of the Social World (B), A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (A) Enrollment cap: 40; 5 Freshmen Spaces Reserved. If enrollment exceed the cap, the lottery criteria is a follows: If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: Major by class (Senior then Juniors, then Sophomore), then Minor by class (Senior, then Junior, then Sophomore), then by class. |
| Miscellaneous Links |