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Lecturer(s)
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Tomíček David, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to medieval history 2. Religions in the Middle Ages 3. Framework of time 4. The idea of renaissance 5. Image of the world 6. Monsters and strange creatures in medieval thinking 7. Early medieval monastic schools 8. Ottonian art and culture 9. Cathedral schools and the seven liberal arts 10. Medieval universities and scholasticism 11. Medieval medicine 12. Magic in the Middle-Ages 13. Field trip - Osek monastery 14. The final discussion
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Course objectives: The aim of the subject is to introduce students into the main issues of the medieval culture. The course focuses on the problems of periodisation of medieval history, the geographical scope of the European Middle-Ages and the contacts with the outside world. The special emphasis is laid on the concept of renaissance or renaissances (Carolingian, Ottonian, high medieval, late medieval) and the role of ancient heritage in medieval history. The subject should thus provide students with the historiographical interpretations of the role of re-birthing in European history. The lectures will present the concrete topics of medieval geography and cartography, medicine and bodily concepts, natural philosophy, and magic as a form of specific rationality. The special attention is paid on the relationship between the religion and science in medieval thinking and various kinds of medieval schools.
Students understand elementary problems of Middle-Ages, including the problem of periodisation, geographical scope, and culture. They will deepen their knowledge of the types of medieval schools (monastic and cathedral schools, universities) and medieval philosophy. They will have better understanding of the history of medicine, geography, natural science, and magic in the Middle-Ages. They will gain experience in working critically with sources. They will be informed about the English written literature on the various topics of medieval culture.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Students are required to actively participate in education in the form of fulfilling continuously assigned tasks and answering the related questions. Studying of prescribed literature is recommended.
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Recommended literature
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C. Stephen Jaeger. The Envy of Angels. Philadelphia, 1994.
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Jacques Le Goff. Medieval Civilization. OXford, 1992.
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P. D. A. Harvey. The Hereford Word Map. London, 2006.
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Richard Kieckhefer. Magic in the Middle-Ages. Cambridge, 2014.
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Robert Fossier. The Axe and the Oath. Ordinary Life in the Middle Ages. Princeton ? Oxford, 2010.
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