History of the Age of Reformation and Counter-Reformation
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The course aims to offer the intellectual elements of the history of Age of Reformation and Counter-Reformation as well as the guidelines and historiographic languages relating to the period under consideration. The course also aims to provide lexical and conceptual tools suitable for both scientific and popular historical communication.
Expected learning outcomes
The course aims to introduce participants to the historical reflection on the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, opening them to the use of published and unpublished sources and the printed and online bibliographic tools essential for the study of the Early-Modern Age. Through the analysis of concrete examples, students will be introduced to different methodologies of historical investigation and the study of archival documentation. At the end of the course students will be able to critically read primary sources and scientific texts relating to the historical period under consideration and develop independent reflections on the main historical and historiographical issues related to the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. These skills will be acquired through a direct and continuous meeting with the instructor in the classroom: in particular, through critical reflection on documents and texts proposed for individual analysis and participation in seminar activities. These will be expressed during the course, through presentation and discussion by the students - individually or in groups - regarding documents proposed by the instructor.
Students opting not to attend the lessons will be able to make use of the educational tools provided by the instructor on Ariel, deepen their knowledge of main topics through special readings with the agreement with the instructor, and of course contact the instructor either by e-mail and during office hours.
Students opting not to attend the lessons will be able to make use of the educational tools provided by the instructor on Ariel, deepen their knowledge of main topics through special readings with the agreement with the instructor, and of course contact the instructor either by e-mail and during office hours.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Title in English: Religion, Church and Inquisition in Southern Italy
Module 1: Sicily and Naples in the Spanish Imperial System
Module 2: Mediterranean Inquisitions
Module 3: Heresy and religious dissent in Southern Italy
Module 1: Sicily and Naples in the Spanish Imperial System
Module 2: Mediterranean Inquisitions
Module 3: Heresy and religious dissent in Southern Italy
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific requirements different from those requested for the admission to the MA degree in historical science
Teaching methods
Attendance to classes is strongly recommended although not compulsory. The teaching is delivered through frontal lectures aimed primarily at the acquisition of knowledge, competence and specific language of the subject. Discussion with the teacher in the classroom is integrant part of the didactic method and aims at promoting a critical attitude and the capacity to apply the acquired competence and knowledge.
The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel.
In addition to frontal lectures, team works and/or individual presentations are envisaged
The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel.
In addition to frontal lectures, team works and/or individual presentations are envisaged
Teaching Resources
Warning
All students, both attending and non-attending, wishing to take the exam will have to settle the exam with the teacher during office hours or by e-mail.
The 9 cfu program corresponds to the topics covered in the three modules of the course; the 6 cfu program, on the other hand, only in the first two modules.
National and international students or Erasmus incoming students are invited to contact the teacher in charge of the course in order to settle the examination program, possibly in French or English. The examination modalities for students with disabilities and/or DSA must be settled with the teacher, in agreement with the competent Office.
Examination program for attending students
Students wishing to take the 9 cfu exam will have to choose two texts, one for each group.
Those who will take the 6 cfu exam will have to choose only one of the first group.
Group I
Gruppo I
- Lucia Felici, La riforma protestante nell'Europa del Cinquecento, Roma, Carocci, 2016
- A.MUSI, Mezzogiorno moderno. Dai Viceregni spagnoli alla fine delle Due Sicilie, Roma, Salerno editore, 2022.
Group II
- Bartolomé Bennassar, Storia dell'Inquisizione spagnola dal XV al XIX secolo, Milano, Rizzoli, 1980;
- Giovanna Fiume, Del Santo Uffizio in Sicilia e delle sue carceri, Roma, Viella, 2021
- Melita Leonardi, Governo, istituzioni, inquisizione nella Sicilia spagnola. I processi per magia e superstizione, Catania, A&B Editrice, 2005;
- Francesco Renda, L'Inquisizione in Sicilia, Palermo, Sellerio, 1997- Giovanni Romeo, L'Inquisizione nell'Italia moderna, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014 + Helen Rawlings, L'inquisizione spagnola, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014;
- Giovanni Romeo, Michele Mancino, Clero criminale. L'onore della Chiesa e i delitti degli ecclesiastici nell'Italia della Controriforma, Roma-Bari, 2014
- Giovanni Romeo, L'isola ribelle. Procida nelle tempeste della Controriforma, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2020.
Exam program for non-attending students
Those who want to take the 9 cfu exam will choose one text from the first group and two from the second.
Those who want to take the 6 cfu exam will have to choose only one text for each group.
Group I
Gruppo I
- Lucia Felici, La riforma protestante nell'Europa del Cinquecento, Roma, Carocci, 2016
- A.MUSI, Mezzogiorno moderno. Dai Viceregni spagnoli alla fine delle Due Sicilie, Roma, Salerno editore, 2022.
Group II
- Bartolomé Bennassar, Storia dell'Inquisizione spagnola dal XV al XIX secolo, Milano, Rizzoli, 1980;
- Giovanna Fiume, Del Santo Uffizio in Sicilia e delle sue carceri, Roma, Viella, 2021
- Melita Leonardi, Governo, istituzioni, inquisizione nella Sicilia spagnola. I processi per magia e superstizione, Catania, A&B Editrice, 2005;
- Francesco Renda, L'Inquisizione in Sicilia, Palermo, Sellerio, 1997- Giovanni Romeo, L'Inquisizione nell'Italia moderna, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014 + Helen Rawlings, L'inquisizione spagnola, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014;
- Giovanni Romeo, Michele Mancino, Clero criminale. L'onore della Chiesa e i delitti degli ecclesiastici nell'Italia della Controriforma, Roma-Bari, 2014
- Giovanni Romeo, L'isola ribelle. Procida nelle tempeste della Controriforma, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2020.
All students, both attending and non-attending, wishing to take the exam will have to settle the exam with the teacher during office hours or by e-mail.
The 9 cfu program corresponds to the topics covered in the three modules of the course; the 6 cfu program, on the other hand, only in the first two modules.
National and international students or Erasmus incoming students are invited to contact the teacher in charge of the course in order to settle the examination program, possibly in French or English. The examination modalities for students with disabilities and/or DSA must be settled with the teacher, in agreement with the competent Office.
Examination program for attending students
Students wishing to take the 9 cfu exam will have to choose two texts, one for each group.
Those who will take the 6 cfu exam will have to choose only one of the first group.
Group I
Gruppo I
- Lucia Felici, La riforma protestante nell'Europa del Cinquecento, Roma, Carocci, 2016
- A.MUSI, Mezzogiorno moderno. Dai Viceregni spagnoli alla fine delle Due Sicilie, Roma, Salerno editore, 2022.
Group II
- Bartolomé Bennassar, Storia dell'Inquisizione spagnola dal XV al XIX secolo, Milano, Rizzoli, 1980;
- Giovanna Fiume, Del Santo Uffizio in Sicilia e delle sue carceri, Roma, Viella, 2021
- Melita Leonardi, Governo, istituzioni, inquisizione nella Sicilia spagnola. I processi per magia e superstizione, Catania, A&B Editrice, 2005;
- Francesco Renda, L'Inquisizione in Sicilia, Palermo, Sellerio, 1997- Giovanni Romeo, L'Inquisizione nell'Italia moderna, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014 + Helen Rawlings, L'inquisizione spagnola, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014;
- Giovanni Romeo, Michele Mancino, Clero criminale. L'onore della Chiesa e i delitti degli ecclesiastici nell'Italia della Controriforma, Roma-Bari, 2014
- Giovanni Romeo, L'isola ribelle. Procida nelle tempeste della Controriforma, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2020.
Exam program for non-attending students
Those who want to take the 9 cfu exam will choose one text from the first group and two from the second.
Those who want to take the 6 cfu exam will have to choose only one text for each group.
Group I
Gruppo I
- Lucia Felici, La riforma protestante nell'Europa del Cinquecento, Roma, Carocci, 2016
- A.MUSI, Mezzogiorno moderno. Dai Viceregni spagnoli alla fine delle Due Sicilie, Roma, Salerno editore, 2022.
Group II
- Bartolomé Bennassar, Storia dell'Inquisizione spagnola dal XV al XIX secolo, Milano, Rizzoli, 1980;
- Giovanna Fiume, Del Santo Uffizio in Sicilia e delle sue carceri, Roma, Viella, 2021
- Melita Leonardi, Governo, istituzioni, inquisizione nella Sicilia spagnola. I processi per magia e superstizione, Catania, A&B Editrice, 2005;
- Francesco Renda, L'Inquisizione in Sicilia, Palermo, Sellerio, 1997- Giovanni Romeo, L'Inquisizione nell'Italia moderna, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014 + Helen Rawlings, L'inquisizione spagnola, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014;
- Giovanni Romeo, Michele Mancino, Clero criminale. L'onore della Chiesa e i delitti degli ecclesiastici nell'Italia della Controriforma, Roma-Bari, 2014
- Giovanni Romeo, L'isola ribelle. Procida nelle tempeste della Controriforma, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2020.
Assessment methods and Criteria
- Method: oral exam
- Type of examination: oral interrogation
- Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialised lexicon, efficacy, clarity.
- Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s
- Type of examination: oral interrogation
- Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialised lexicon, efficacy, clarity.
- Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s
Unita' didattica A
M-STO/02 - MODERN HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
M-STO/02 - MODERN HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
M-STO/02 - MODERN HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
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