BKA109 The Balkans in the 15th-18th Centuries

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Hladký, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Hladký, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 17:30–20:45 C11
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BKA103 Balkan History up to the 15.C.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course provides an introduction to the political and cultural development of the Ottoman Empire and Balkan ethnics from the 15th to the 18th century. It consists of a two-hour lecture and a two-hour seminar, which focuses on the most significant literature and sources on the Ottoman Empire and the cultural development of particular confessions in the Balkans: Muslims, Orthodox Christians, Catholics and Jews. Historical development of Balkan regions which have not been under the Ottoman rule is also briefly discussed (Croatian parts of the Hapsburg Monarchy, territory of the Venecian Republic, Dubrovnik and Montenegro).At the end of the course students will be able to interpret the complex history of the Balkan Peninsula during the peak power of the Ottoman Empire.
Syllabus
  • 1. Turkish expansion to the Balkans in the 15th and 16th centuries;
  • 2. Characterization of the Ottoman power (political, military and administrative system of the Ottoman Empira, relations between confessions);
  • 3. Islamization of the population of the Balkans (forms of islamization, religious institutions of Muslims, islamic culture);
  • 4. Large-scale migrations and their influence on the extensive ethnic blending in southern and central parts of the Balkans;
  • 5. Organization and the role of the Orthodox Church in the Balkans in the 15th-18th centuries;
  • 6. Catholics and Jews in the Ottoman Empire;
  • 7. Remainders of a clannish and tribal society in Montenegro and Albania;
  • 8. Austrian-Turkish and Russian-Turkish wars and their repercussions in the Balkans;
  • 9. Reformation and recatholization in Croatian parts of the Hapsburg Monarchy;
  • 10. Specific development of the Dubrovnik Republic and Montenegro;
  • 11. Surging crisis of the Ottoman Empire, influence of the European Enlightenment and Napoleonic Wars on the population of the Balkans at the end of the 18th century.
Literature
  • Rychlík, J.: Dějiny Bulharska. Praha 2000
  • Jelavich, B.: A History of the Balkans. I-II. Cambridge 1983
  • Hösch, E.: Geschichte der Balkanländer. Von der Frühzeit bis zur Gegenwart. München 1995
  • Osmanská moc ve střední a jihovýchodní Evropě v 16.-17. století. I-II. Praha 1977
  • ŠÍSTEK, František. Černá Hora. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2007, 126 s. ISBN 9788072773558. info
  • RYCHLÍK, Jan and Milan PERENĆEVIĆ. Dějiny Chorvatska. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2007, 576 s. ISBN 9788071068853. info
  • HRADEČNÝ, Pavel. Dějiny Řecka. 2., dopl. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2007, 768 s. ISBN 80-7106-192-1. info
  • PELIKÁN, Jan. Dějiny Srbska. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2005, 670 s. ISBN 8071066710. info
  • RYCHLÍK, Jan and Miroslav KOUBA. Dějiny Makedonie. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2003, 458 s. ISBN 80-7106-642-7. info
  • Dějiny Rumunska. Edited by Miroslav Tejchman - Kurt W. Treptow. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2000, 543 s. ISBN 80-7106-348-7. info
  • ŠESTÁK, Miroslav. Dějiny jihoslovanských zemí. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1998, 756 s. ISBN 80-7106-266-9. info
  • TEJCHMAN, Miroslav. Dějiny Rumunska. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 86 s. ISBN 8071844802. info
  • WEITHMANN, Michael W. Balkán : 2000 let mezi východem a západem. Translated by Jan Souček - Růžena Dostálová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1996, 431 s. ISBN 8070211997. info
  • PALMER, Alan. Úpadek a pád Osmanské říše. Translated by Olga Kovářová - Martin Kovář. Vyd. 1. Praha: Panevropa, 1996, 351 s., [8. ISBN 80-85846-05-5. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of two-hour lectures and and two-hour seminars. Seminars require a thorough home preparation on weekly basis.
Assessment methods
Prerequisites for granting the credit: regular attendance (at least two thirds of classes), handing in an essay and participation in class discussion. Oral exam concentrates on the student’s knowledge of the subject matter as well as the relevant literature.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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