| Language of Instruction |
Türkçe |
| Course Type |
Elective Courses |
| Course Instructor(s) |
PROF. DR. FERİŞTAH ALANYALI |
| Mode of Delivery |
The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face |
| Place of Delivery |
On Campus |
| Used Educational Platforms |
Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites |
There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course. |
| Courses Recomended |
There is no recommended optional programme component for this course. |
| Recommended Resources |
L. E. Roller, In Search of God the Mother, The Cult Anatolian Cybele (1999); L. E. Roller, Ana Tantıça’nın İzinde, Anadolu Kybele Kültü (2004); 2053. M. J. Vermaseren, Mithras, Geschichte eies Kultes (1965); M. J. Vermaseren, Corpus Cultus Cybelae Attidisque, I Asia Minor (1987); M. J. Vermaseren, Corpus Cultus Cybelae Attidisque, II. Graecia Atque Insulae (1982); M. J. Vermaseren, Corpus Cultus Cybelae Attidisque, III. Italia-Latium (1977); M. J. Vermaseren, Corpus Cultus Cybelae Attidisque, IV. Italia – Aliae Provinciae (1978); M. J. Vermaseren, Corpus Cultus Cybelae Attidisque, V. Aegyptus, Africa, Hispania, Gallia et Britania (1986); M. J. Vermaseren, Corpus Cultus Cybelae Attidisque, VI. Germania, Reatia, Noricum, Pannonia, Dalmatia, Macedonia, Tharcia, Moesia, Dacia, Regnum Bospori, Colchis, Scythia et Sarmatia (1989); M. J. Vermaseren, Corpus Cultus Cybelae Attidisque, VII. Musea et Collectiones Privatae (1977); M. J. Vermaseren, Cybele and Attis, The Myth and Cult (1977) |
| Work Placement |
N/A |
| Aims of the Course |
The aim of this course is to provide students with comprehensive knowledge regarding the place and significance of the Mother Goddess belief in the Anatolian, Aegean, and Mediterranean worlds by examining the emergence, historical development, and religious and social functions of the Mother Goddess cult in Antiquity in light of archaeological, iconographic, epigraphic, numismatic, and ancient written sources. In this context, the course aims to evaluate the development of female and goddess representations from prehistoric periods to the Roman Imperial Period, their relationship with the concepts of fertility, abundance, nature, and protection, and the reflections of the Mother Goddess belief across different cultures. Specifically, it is intended to examine the origins, iconographic characteristics, cult practices, rituals, and sacred sites of Cybele, Kubaba, and other local goddess cults in Anatolia, and to establish the relationships between these cults and the beliefs of Meter Theon and Magna Mater in the Greek and Roman worlds. Furthermore, the regional differences of the Mother Goddess cult, the transformations it underwent as a result of cultural interactions, its religious ceremonies, priesthood institutions, and its relationships with political authority will be addressed comparatively. Within the scope of the course, it is aimed that students will be able to evaluate sculptures, reliefs, figurines, votive offerings, inscriptions, and sacred sites related to the Mother Goddess cult from chronological, typological, stylistic, and iconographic perspectives; critically question, within the framework of archaeological evidence, the assumption that there is a direct cult continuity between goddess representations in different periods and cultures; and interpret the position of the Mother Goddess cult within the belief systems of Antiquity using scientific methods. |