Oriental Beliefs - MOOC
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Page for the course "Oriental Beliefs, between reason and traditions", organized by Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium). Beliefs have existed in every human society, from time immemorial, and they strongly contribute to the way people identify themselves with respect to ‘the others’. This course invites you to a fascinating journey into the world of beliefs and mental representations as they developed in a great variety of cultures, ranging from the Classical world and the Ancient Near East to the Christian, Jewish and Islamic worlds in the Oriental Middle Ages and up to the present time. We will be dealing with afterlife and the netherworld, with angels, miracles, the transmutation of elements, solar eclipses and the cycles of the universe, among many other issues. We shall ask ourselves where these beliefs and theories originate from, what function they perform in a given culture or confessional system, and by which means they were transmitted over the ages. This course is offered by a large team of colleagues attached to the department of classical and oriental studies at the University of Louvain (UCL).
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Another dragon in pieces (Book of Daniel 14:23-27), but this one looks like he's in less good shape than our mascot... Pamplona Bible, Navarre 1197 (Amiens, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 108, fol. 139v).
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We've been going for a week now, and already so many nice comments and thought-provoking reflections on Euler and the dragon. Many thanks to all of you from the entire team and welcome to the newcomers. This is a fantastic start!
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Beware of Alu! According to Mesopotamian belief, this demon described as "having no mouth, no lips, no ears" can slip into your bed and possess you! http://gph.is/2cqKAnG
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Many sequences from the MOOC were filmed at the very heart of student life: UCL's Library of Arts, which connects directly with classrooms and study halls. Hence the need to post this warning...
Program
Here is the schedule of our MOOC.
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D-Day - 30. During the fifth week of the MOOC, we will explore the confines of Astronomy and Astrology.
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