Archaeological Sciences

Title: The feminine in ancient Iran and the representation of historical, legendary, and divine women. The course aims to outline the multiple ways in which the feminine was represented in the culture and society of pre-Islamic Iran (6th century BC - 6th century CE). Within this framework, the study will focus on some paradigmatic figures of Iranian epic, history and pantheon, such as the great goddess Anahita or the Achaemenid and Sasanian queens. These figures embodied different aspects of a sublimated and stereotyped notion of the feminine, whose features responded to the socio-cultural orientation of the period. The study will develop through the analysis of written sources, both internal and external to the Iranian world, while taking into account visual representations whenever possible. The heterogeneous nature of the literary, epigraphic and visual evidence will provide a nuanced picture in which multiple aspects interacted to shape female images promoted by the dominant culture and influenced by social conventions or historical developments. Class material (texts; images; slides ecc.) will be shared with the students through elearning.uniroma1.it/ (STORIA DELLE CIVILTA' DELL'IRAN ANTICO II). Info teacher: https://sites.google.com/uniroma1.it/gianfilippoterribili/home?authuser=0

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Bibliography: M. Brosius, 2020. Women i. In Pre-Islamic Persia", in Encyclopaedia Iranica, online version: https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-iranica-online/women-COM_10393 s.num=0&s.f.s2_parent=s.f.book.encyclopaedia-iranica-online&s.q=Women J. Rose, 2015. "Gender", in M. Stausberg and Y.S.D. Vevaina (eds.), The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism, Oxford, pp. 273-287. [Please contact the lecturer for handouts.] Handouts and texts will be distributed during the lectures. Students wishing to take the exam as non-attendees are requested to contact the lecturer: gianfilippo.terribili@uniroma1.it The bibliography will be uploaded by the teacher on the Sapienza Moodle platform (https://elearning.uniroma1.it/) The Bibliography for non-attending students must be discussed with the professor (gianfilippo.terribili@uniroma1.it).

The class will start in the first semester (starting from .....) and the lessons will take place on ..... in the classroom ... Office hours Thursday h ...., email contact: gianfilippo.terribili@uniroma1.it The subdivision of the class will follow the following scheme: Characteristics of Iranian kingship and available sources The sovereign relationship with the divine world The centrality of the sovereign in the framework of Iranian cosmology The ideal qualities of the ruler The king against usurpers and enemies of the kingdom Kingship in Zoroastrian literary texts

class attendance

The exams take place at Studio 3, third floor, Faculty of Humanities. The evaluation takes into consideration the following criteria: - learning and understanding of the key concepts - analytical skills in interpreting the contents and material explored during the class - skills in presenting the subject and arguments exposition

The class will start in the first semester on Thursday 27 February. The lessons will take place on Thursday and Friday (14-16) in the classroom (to be defined). Office hours Thursday h 09.30, email contact: gianfilippo.terribili@uniroma1.it