HIAb06u Introduction to Medieval History

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Reitinger, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Libor Jan, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 18:00–19:40 B2.21
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • History (programme FF, B-HI_) (4)
Course objectives
The course places emphasis on the knowledge of the historical profession with the focus on the history of the Middle Ages, the ability to interpret the sources, on the capability to distinguish their division, the method of the explication, the ability to resume the structure and the organization of the critical medievistics, the knowledge of the principal workplaces, libraries, the knowledge of the contemporary methodical and conceptual problems, the knowledge of the terminology, of the system of the sources.
Learning outcomes
Students should know the historical work focused on the history of the Middle Ages,
the capability to distinguish the division of medieval sources and its explication,
the ability to resume the structure and the organization of the critical medievistics,
the knowledge of the principal workplaces, libraries,
the knowledge of the contemporary methodical and conceptual problems,
the knowledge of the terminology, of the system of the sources.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, methodological guide, the medievalist’s workplace, magazines
  • 2. Periodisation of the Middle Ages, terminology
  • 3. Medieval man and his world
  • 4. Sources and literature, means of assessment, editions, archives, muzeums, libraries
  • 5. Official sources I
  • 6. Official sources II
  • 7. Narrative sources, classification
  • 8. Early medieval narrative sources
  • 9. Late medieval narrative sources
  • 10. The emergence of critical historiography in the Czech lands
  • 11. František Palacký
  • 12. The Goll School
  • 13. The modern medievalist
Literature
    required literature
  • FUHRMANN, Horst. Středověk je kolem nás. Translated by Tomáš Klimek. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H+H, 2006, 410 s. ISBN 8073190427. info
  • GUREVIČ, Aron Jakovlevič. Kategorie středověké kultury. Translated by Jaroslav Kolár. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1978, 286 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • LE GOFF, Jacques. Za jiný středověk : čas, práce a kultura na středověkém Západě: 18 esejů. Translated by Irena Neškudlová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2005, 436 s. ISBN 8072035983. info
Teaching methods
Seminary, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Written test consisting of questions focusing on the basic notions of the discipline.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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