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| HIST0159-1 | Hagiography and monastic history
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Philippe George |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The hagiography of our regions is particularly rich. It relates to several sectors: from history to the history of art, and all related sciences. The course defines the main hagiographic sources, ensuring that students can understand them and stressing their links with history in general. Monastic history, which is often also related to hagiology, often allows for an historical survey of a religious establishment, and through this, a better understanding of monastic orders and religious institutions. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By the end of the class and the exercises, in line with the main principles of the course set out above, students will be capable of:
Discovering the spatialisation of the sacred: spiritual debates, representations and centres
Constructing a 'hagiographic dossier': identifying models of sanctity
Discovering individual actors and characters: constructing a biography, identifying different social groups, understanding pilgrimages, and friaries
Using the main sources from the ancient dioceses of Liège (mainly narrative and liturgical sources)
Discovering personal connections between individuals and institutions: the route which ideas and knowledge took
Discovering fraternities and religious establishments, barometers of exchange
Constructing a geography of faith
Using the main archaeological and historical sources (opening the path to interdisciplinarity) and written sources enabling the identification of relics
Discovering the actors, hierarchy, and functionality of religious institutions (prayer, beneficance, administration, etc.).
Discovering teaching (masters, relations with universities, content, etc.)
Discovering constructions (architecture, art, urban topography, etc.)
Documentary material, with some exceptions, is chosen from regional sources, so that it is original, and if it is conducted well it should set out all the international ramifications of the subject. The aim of the course is to prepare for the final dissertation.
Although the course is connected to the 'Middle Ages' section, hagiology transcends traditional historical periods and very often the Modern era, and even the Contemporary era is involved. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| If necessary, a specific connection with a curriculum course:
- Previously : from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary era; related sciences.
- Subsequently : final dissertation |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The 30 hours of classes are spread out over two terms.
The course consists of a theoretical part which, this year, will essentially focus on hagiology, and a practical part, more specifically focussing on the presentation mentioned.
The main themes of the class are:
1. Between spirituality, hagiology and monasticism
2. The movement of goods and people
3. The cathedral at the heart of the city |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Practical work (repetitions, laboratories) : Yes |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Course notes and reference works: course notes.
J. DUBOIS, Les ordres monastiques, Paris, Que sais-je?, 1985
M. PACAUT, Les institutions religieuses, Paris, Que sais-je?, 1966
A. VAUCHEZ, La spiritualité du Moyen Age occidental (VIIIe-XIIIe siècles), Paris, Seuil, 1994.
Moines et religieux au Moyen Age, éd. J. BERLIOZ, Paris, Seuil, 1994.
Ph. GEORGE, Reliques & arts précieux en pays mosan, Liège, 2002.
Les saints et l'histoire. Sources hagiographiques du haut Moyen Age, éd. A. WAGNER, Paris, Bréal, 2004.
Students should each choose a different hagiological article, based on discussions with the professor, and summarise and comment upon it. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Two pages of written work on reading of the hagiographic article.
Identification and analytical work throughout the year.
Presentations
Oral exam in June |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| This course is both theoretical and practical, and is a reference point for many other classes, particularly in terms of helping students prepare for their final dissertation. |
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Contacts :
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| Teaching staff: Ph. George - 04 232 61 32
Secretariat: History. 04 366 53 83 |
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