ADVANCED MEDIEVAL HISTORY
Course objectives
In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ADVANCED MEDIEVAL HISTORY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way. The aim of the course is to study in depth and with extensive use of sources a significant theme of mediaeval history.
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UMBERTO LONGO
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
Desert and city. Spirituality and the Middle Ages.
What is spirituality? It is often associated with the Middle Ages, considered a religious and “spiritual” era.
What forms did the relationship between space, the sacred, and society take in the Middle Ages?
The links between spirituality, nature, and the Middle Ages in the development of the idea of the Middle Ages.
The course aims to investigate what is meant by spirituality in the Middle Ages and to offer a reflection on the crucial relationship between the conception of space, settlement, the tension towards the sacred, religious choices, and social dynamics in the Middle Ages. Starting from the beginnings of Christianization until the High Middle Ages.
The relationship between the idea of the Middle Ages itself, the rediscovery of nature, and the need for spirituality between the mid-18th and mid-19th centuries will also be considered.
Prerequisites
general knowledge of medieval history
Books
Il tema della foresta e della caccia nell’agiografia monastica di riforma del secolo XI, in Sacra silva. Bosco e religione tra tarda antichità e medioevo, a cura di Francesco Carta, Raimondo Michetti, Carla Noce, Roma Viella (Sacro/Santo nuova serie, 34), pp. 357-368 isbn 9791254695739
Frequency
Given the seminar nature, attendance is strongly recommended.
Exam mode
The course is seminar in nature and aims to provide understanding of the topics covered through direct knowledge of the sources. An oral test is scheduled.
Also planned are: Lectures by visiting professors, seminars, online distribution of teaching materials.
Lesson mode
Given the seminar nature, attendance is strongly recommended.
UMBERTO LONGO
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
Desert and city. Spirituality and the Middle Ages.
What is spirituality? It is often associated with the Middle Ages, considered a religious and “spiritual” era.
What forms did the relationship between space, the sacred, and society take in the Middle Ages?
The links between spirituality, nature, and the Middle Ages in the development of the idea of the Middle Ages.
The course aims to investigate what is meant by spirituality in the Middle Ages and to offer a reflection on the crucial relationship between the conception of space, settlement, the tension towards the sacred, religious choices, and social dynamics in the Middle Ages. Starting from the beginnings of Christianization until the High Middle Ages.
The relationship between the idea of the Middle Ages itself, the rediscovery of nature, and the need for spirituality between the mid-18th and mid-19th centuries will also be considered.
Prerequisites
general knowledge of medieval history
Books
Il tema della foresta e della caccia nell’agiografia monastica di riforma del secolo XI, in Sacra silva. Bosco e religione tra tarda antichità e medioevo, a cura di Francesco Carta, Raimondo Michetti, Carla Noce, Roma Viella (Sacro/Santo nuova serie, 34), pp. 357-368 isbn 9791254695739
Frequency
Given the seminar nature, attendance is strongly recommended.
Exam mode
The course is seminar in nature and aims to provide understanding of the topics covered through direct knowledge of the sources. An oral test is scheduled.
Also planned are: Lectures by visiting professors, seminars, online distribution of teaching materials.
Lesson mode
Given the seminar nature, attendance is strongly recommended.
- Lesson code1038395
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseArchaeology
- CurriculumArchitettura città paesaggio
- Year1st year
- Duration12 months
- SSDM-STO/01
- CFU6