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HIST298

Saints and Sinners in Europe, 1215-1590
HIST298 SP

Crosslistings: MDST298
SectionClass Size*AvailableTimesPOIPrereq
1 15 8 Times: .T..... 1:10PM-4:00PM;NoNo

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999 )

This research seminar will help students to research the dominant role of religious ideas and institutions in forming the self and society of Europeans in the later middle ages and 16th-century. Much of the focus will be on the relationship between individual Christians and surrounding community and church. This will entail an examination of saints, mystics and philosophers on the one hand and those declared heretics or witches on the other. The relationship of state power to religious organization and religious change will also be discussed in a comparative perspective, considering England, Spain, Scotland, Germany and France.

MAJOR READINGS

Tentative: Eamon Duffy, THE STRIPPING OF
THE ALTARS
John Bossy, CHRISTIANITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Andre Vauchez, THE LAITY IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Richard Southern, WESTERN SOCIETY AND THE CHURCH IN THE
MIDDLE AGES
Major writings by Anselm, Aquinas, Marsilius of Padua,
Wyclif, Erasmus, Luther and Calvin will also be read in
conjunction with a primary source archive provided either
on-line or in a photo-copy packet.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

One 20-25 page research paper and drafts thereof. Three class facilitations. One significant class presentation. Participation and attendance.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST

Prerequisites: None

Section 01
Shaw, G
Times: .T..... 1:10PM- 4:00PM;
Grading Mode: A/F
Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 4
Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999




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