Course Exam

070265 VO Further Historical Approaches - The Christian Near East, 300-1400 (2023S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte

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Tuesday 27.06.2023 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Fr 02.06.2023 00:00 to Sa 24.06.2023 23:59
Deregistration possible until Tu 27.06.2023 08:00

Examiners

Tara Andrews

Information

Examination topics

* The Near East at the turn of the fourth century
* Christianisation and competition in the fifth and sixth centuries
* The seventh century and the rise of Islam
* Communal identities and blurring of boundaries
* Heterodoxy and syncretism on the eastern frontier, 8th and 9th centuries
* Travel and pilgrimage in the Christian East
* The tenth-century resurgence of Christianity
* The impact of the Crusades
* Approaches to Eastern Christian historiography
* Commerce and trade in the Near East
* Eastern invasions and the fragmentation of Anatolia, 11th-13th centuries
* Life as a minority: Christians in the Muslim Near East

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be by closed-book written essay examination at the end of the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum passing grade for the exam is 51%. Key readings for the lecture topics will be provided each week in the course Moodle; the exam will be based on the content of the lecture and of these key readings.

Last modified: Fr 08.09.2023 11:07