Medieval History

Claudio AZZARA Medieval History

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DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE UMANE, FILOSOFICHE E DELLA FORMAZIONE
EQF6
EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE
2018/2019

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
636LESSONS
Objectives
LEARNING KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES
OUTCOMES:
- ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE ON THE FUNDAMENTAL HISTORICAL PHAENOMENA OF THE MIDDLE AGES
- KNOWLEDGE OF SOURCES FOR MEDIEVAL HISTORY
Prerequisites
THE TEACHING IMPROVES KNOWLEDGES AND ABILITIES THAT THE STUDENTS ALREADY ACQUIRED IN THE FORMER STUDIES IN THE SAME FIELD. IT IS SUPPOSED THAT STUDENTS ARE ALREADY ACQUAINTED WITH THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE DISCIPLINE.
Contents
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES (V-XV CENTURIES)

AFTER AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPT OF “MIDDLE AGES” AND THE METHODOLOGIES AND THE SOURCES FOR MEDIEVAL STUDIES, THE COURSE SHALL CONCERN THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:

-THE LATE ROMAN EMPIRE
-THE PROPAGATION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION
-THE KINGDOMS OF EARLY MEDIEVAL WESTERN EUROPE
-THE MEDITERRANEAN BETWEEN BYZANTIUM AND ISLAM
-THE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE
-THE VASSALAGE
-THE REFORM OF THE CHURCH IN THE XITH CENTURY
-ECONOMIC LIFE FROM EARLY TO LATE MIDDLE AGES
-IMPERIAL POWER AND PAPACY IN LATE MIDDLE AGES
-RELIGIOUS LIFE IN LATE MIDDLE AGES
-POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS IN LATE MIDDLE AGES
-SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN LATE MIDDLE AGES
Teaching Methods
-LESSONS WITH WIDE CONTENTS, WITH A FINAL DISCUSSION ON THE CENTRAL TOPICS OF THE LESSON.
-LECTURES BASED ON TEXTS, WITH THEIR ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION BY STUDENTS.
Verification of learning
THE FINAL ORAL PROOF IS BASED ON QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ISSUES ON WHICH STUDENTS CAN FIND A SUFFICIENT INFORMATION IN THE BOOKS AND THE OTHER MATERIALS OFFERED BY THE TEACHER. THE WHOLE PROOF WILL BE EXTENDED SO LONG AS NECESSARY FOR ASCERTAINING NOT ONLY THE STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENTS, BUT ALSO HER/HIS ABILITY TO EXPRESS THEM CORRECTLY. OTHER PROOFS MAY BE EVENTUALLY INTRODUCED IN ORDER OF MAKING EASIER THE FINAL PROOF
Texts
1) CLAUDIO AZZARA, LE CIVILTÀ DEL MEDIOEVO, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA 2013;
2) PAOLO DELOGU, IL MEDIOEVO, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA 2005.
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