AR1B32 Church Administration and its Documents in the Czech Lands in the Late Middle Ages II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Elbel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Elbel, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 B2.22
Prerequisites
!PV2B54
Basic knowledge of Latin required!
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In the first half of the semester, the course familiarises students with the structure and operation of the Church administration in the Czech lands (dioceses of Prague, Olomouc and Litomyšl) in the period ca. 1300–1419 at the level of archdeaconry, deaneries and parishes. In the second half of the semester, attention will be paid to the dynamic period of 1419–ca. 1520, i.e. from the outbreak of the Hussite Revolution to the beginning of the Reformation. In this part, attention will be paid not only to the Catholic Church but also to the Utraquist church and the Unity of the Brethren, with changes in church administration being monitored at all levels. In the seminar, documents from various church authorities will be read and analysed, and students will learn to work with an important group of sources related to Czech medieval history. While working on an independent seminar paper, they will also widen their experience with the general methodology of historical research.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn to work with an important group of sources related to Czech medieval history. While working on an independent seminar paper, they will also widen their experience with the general methodology of historical research.
Syllabus
  • 1) Summary of the content from the course Church Administration in the Late Middle Ages and Its Documents I;
  • 2–4) Archdeaconry and visitations by secular clergy;
  • 5–6) Deaneries and parishes;
  • 7) Decline or growth? The state of the church on the eve of the Hussite Revolution;
  • 8) Impact of the Hussite Revolution on the Catholic church administration in Bohemia;
  • 9) Catholic church administration of the Prague archdiocese during the so-called administrator period;
  • 10) Introduction to issues surrounding Utraquist church administration and organization of the Unity of the Brethren;
  • 11) Church administration of the Olomouc diocese in the Hussite, Poděbrady and Jagiellon periods;
  • 12) Final lesson: presentation of seminar papers
Literature
  • JANÁK, Jan and Zdeňka HLEDÍKOVÁ. Dějiny správy v českých zemích do roku 1945. 1. vydání. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1989, 519 stran. ISBN 8004211895. URL info
  • HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka. Písemnosti církevní správy pražské (arci)diecéze v pozdním středověku. Acta Universitatis Carolinae - Philosophica et historica 1999, 2, Z pomocných věd historických XV, s. 27–38.
  • Sacri canones servandi sunt : ius canonicum et status ecclesiae saeculis XIII-XV : kolektivní monografie. Edited by Pavel Krafl. Praha: Historický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i., 2008, 686 stran. ISBN 9788072861217. info
  • ŠMAHEL, František: Pražská církevní provincie ve víru husitské revoluce. Acta Universitatis Carolinae – Historia Universitatis Carolinae Pragensis 31/1, 1991, s. 107-115.
  • HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka: Administrace pražské diecéze na sklonku prvé poloviny 15. století. Acta Universitatis Carolinae – Historia Universitatis Carolinae Pragensis 31/1, 1991, s. 117-128.
  • MACEK, Josef. Víra a zbožnost jagellonského věku. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2001, 488 s. ISBN 8072032658. info
  • ZILYNSKÁ, Blanka: Utrakvistická církevní správa a možnosti jejího studia. Acta Universitatis Carolinae - Philosophica et historica 1999, 2, Z pomocných věd historických XV, s. 39-53.
  • ELBEL, Petr. Správa utrakvistické církve na Moravě mezi husitskou revolucí a reformací (The Administration of the Utraquist Church in Moravia between the Hussite Revolution and the Reformation). In Náboženský život a církevní poměry v zemích Koruny české ve 14.-17. století. první. Praha: Casablanca, 2009, p. 126-144. Korunní země v dějinách českého státu, 4. ISBN 978-80-903756-9-7. info
Teaching methods
Each lesson will begin with a 30-minute introductory lecture. This will be followed by a seminar around 60 minutes long, in which extracts from selected documents will be read and interpreted. In addition, students will produce an independent seminar paper of 5–10 pages in length, in which they chart the historical development of a selected parish in Bohemia or Moravia during the Middle Ages.
Assessment methods
In addition to active participation in the seminar, assessment will include a seminar paper, both its written form and oral presentation at the final lesson.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Vypisováno v lichém roce.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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