FF:BKA103 Balkan History up to the 15.C. - Course Information

BKA103 History of the Balkans up to the 15th Century

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

OBOR(BAK)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Balkan Languages and Literatures (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Balkan Languages and Literatures (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

This course is aimed at an understanding of the main problems faced by Eastern and South Eastern Europe until 1492. Attention will be focused on various themes: the influence of the Byzantine Empire on the region, the ethnogenesis of the Slavs, state formation and Christianisation, the break-up of early medieval states and the arrival of the appanage period, the formation of nation states in the 14th and 15th centuries and the principle problems from church and cultural history. Particular emphasis is placed upon the difference in development between Western and Eastern Europe during this period, due to the pronounced Byzantine influence. This course is aimed at an understanding of the main problems faced by Eastern and South Eastern Europe until 1492. By the end of the course students will have an understanding of the specific development of Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages and will be able to explain the principle causes for the differences in development between Western and Eastern Europe. An understanding of the function of the Byzantine Empire and travellers in the history if Eastern Europe will provide a base from which they will be able to explain the circumstances surrounding the growth of despotic regimes.

Syllabus

• 1. The Byzantine Empire and the main problems of its history 2. The ethnogenesis of the Slavs 3. State formation of southern and eastern Slavs 4. The socio-cultural role and significance of the Orthodox Church 5. The Christianisation of southern and eastern Slavs 6. The Baltics in the Middle Ages 7. The Turko-Tatar nomads and the consequences of their invasion 8. The origin of national states 9. The Crusades and their roles in the 12th and 13 th centuries 10. The Polish-Lithuanian Union and the consequences of its foundation 11. Church union as a means of ordering religious relationships in Ostern and Eastern Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries 12. The Muscovite (Russian) ruler as the Orthodox Tsar 13. The Byzantine legacy in the history of Eastern Europe

Literature

• Uspenskij, F.I.: Istorija vizantijskoj imperii. 3 sv. Moskva 1913-1948
• Litavrin, G.G.: Bolgarija i Vizantija v XI-XII vv. Moskva 1960
• Ferjančić, E.: Vizantija i južni Sloveni. Beograd 1966
• Hladký, Ladislav a kol.: České a slovenské práce o jihovýchodní Evropě. Bibliografie za léta 1991-2000. Brno 2003
• Ostrogorsky, G.: History of the Byzantine State. Cornwall 1984
• Browning, R.: Byzantium and Bulgaria. Berkeley 1978
• Dujčev, I.: Medioevo bizantino-slavo. 3 sv. Roma 1965-1971
• Stanojević, S.: Vizantija i Srbi. 2 sv. Novi Sad 1903-1906
• DVORNÍK, František. Zrod střední a východní Evropy :mezi Byzancí a Římem. Translated by Petr Slunéčko. Vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 1999, 525 s. ISBN 80-7260-005-2. info
• ZÁSTĚROVÁ, B. Dějiny Byzance. Praha, 1994. info
• DOSTÁLOVÁ, Růžena. Byzantská vzdělanost. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1990, 415 s. ISBN 8070210346. info
• HAVLÍK, Lubomír Emil. Slovanské státní útvary raného středověku : politické postavení, společenská a vládní organizace státních útvarů ve východní, střední a jihovýchodní Evropě od 8. do 11. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1987, 250 s. URL info
• BECK, H.G. Geschichte der orthodoxen Kirche im byzantinischen Reich. Göttingen, 1980. info
• BROWNING, R. The Byzantine Empire. London, 1980. info
• WASILEWSKI, Tadeusz. Bizancjum i Słowianie w IX wieku : studia z dziejów stosunków politycznych i kulturalnych. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1972, 233 s. info
• OBOLENSKY, Dimitri. Byzantium and the Slavs :colllected studies. Edited by Ivan Dujčev. London: Variorum Reprints, 1971. ISBN 90-208-9145-6. info
• OBOLENSKY, D. The Byzantine Commonwealth. London, 1971. info
• The Byzantine Commonwealth : Eastern Europe, 500-1453. Edited by Dimitri Obolensky. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1971, 524 s. info
• DVORNÍK, František. Byzantské misie u Slovanů. Translated by Vladimír Vavřínek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1970, 393 s. URL info
• RUNCIMAN, Steven. Pád Cařihradu. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1970, 189 s. info

Teaching methods

The course has a form of a lecture, 1½ hours per week, and a class discussion.

Assessment methods

The requirements for completing the course successfully involve submitting a seminar paper and completing a final written test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• BKA109 The Balkans in the 15th-18th Centuries

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je v semestru podzim 2018 vypsán pouze na dostudování studentům oboru Balkanistika, výjimky nebudou udělovány.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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