Medieval History
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The course offers an in-depth look at the medieval age, as well as the main languages and historiographical problems related to the period in question. The course aims in particular to provide methodological, lexical and conceptual tools suitable to safely address the historiographic debate.
Expected learning outcomes
The course aims to introduce participants to the historiographical reflection on the medieval age, opening them to the use of published and unpublished sources and the bibliographic tools essential for the study of the period in question, with particular reference to the topic of medieval welfare. By taking a critical approach to the historiography and analysis of specific case studies, students will be introduced to different methodologies of historical investigation and how to approach archival documentation. At the end of the course students will be able to critically read sources and studies related to the historical period under examination and to elaborate autonomous reflections on a historiographic perspective that places not only the public institutions but also the primary system of relations from which the institutions derive at the centre of the historical investigation. 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. During the course, students - individually or in groups - will present and discuss readings suggested by the teacher. 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: First 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
First semester
Course syllabus
Title of the course: Islamic Middle Ages (7th-XVth centuries)
Module A: The origins of Islam and its growth (7th-9th centuries)
Module B: From the crisis of the caliphate to the Ottoman Dynasty (10th-15th centuries)
Module C: Islam and Europe in the Middle Ages: fights and mutual acquaintance
Module A: The origins of Islam and its growth (7th-9th centuries)
Module B: From the crisis of the caliphate to the Ottoman Dynasty (10th-15th centuries)
Module C: Islam and Europe in the Middle Ages: fights and mutual acquaintance
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific requirements different from those requested for the admission to the MA degree.
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. In all modules, with increasing frequency, students will be offered translated sources to read and discuss under the guidance of the teacher. 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 course is also based on teaching material, including multimedia, provided on Ariel.
The course is also based on teaching material, including multimedia, provided on Ariel.
Teaching Resources
Attending students:
IMPORTANT NOTICE: this programme will be valid EXCLUSIVELY for the academic year 2023/2024. The last session for exams using this programme will therefore be in September 2024.
- Programme for 6 cfu:
-Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (parti A and B)
-Knowledge of L. Capezzone, Medioevo arabo. Una storia dell'Islam medievale (VII-XV secolo), Milano, Mondadori, 2016
Knowledge of one of the following volumes:
-H. Kennedy, Il califfato. Da Adamo all'ISIS, Roma, Carocci, 2020
-M. Campanini, Maometto. La vita e il messaggio di Muhammad il profeta dell'Islam, Roma, Salerno editrice, 2020.
-A. Vanoli, La Spagna delle tre culture: ebrei, cristiani e musulmani tra storia e mito, Roma, Viella, 2006
-M. Di Branco, 915. La battaglia del Garigliano. Cristiani e musulmani nell'Italia medievale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2019;
-A. Vanoli, La Sicilia musulmana, Bologna, il Mulino, 2016
-S. Tibble, Gli eserciti delle crociate, Torino, Einaudi, 2020
- Programme for 9 cfu:
-Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (parti A, B and C)
-Knowledge of L. Capezzone, Medioevo arabo. Una storia dell'Islam medievale (VII-XV secolo), Milano, Mondadori, 2016
Knowledge of two of the following volumes:
-H. Kennedy, Il califfato. Da Adamo all'ISIS, Roma, Carocci, 2020
-M. Campanini, Maometto. La vita e il messaggio di Muhammad il profeta dell'Islam, Roma, Salerno editrice, 2020.
-A. Vanoli, La Spagna delle tre culture: ebrei, cristiani e musulmani tra storia e mito, Roma, Viella, 2006
-M. Di Branco, 915. La battaglia del Garigliano. Cristiani e musulmani nell'Italia medievale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2019;
-A. Vanoli, La Sicilia musulmana, Bologna, il Mulino, 2016
-S. Tibble, Gli eserciti delle crociate, Torino, Einaudi, 2020
Non-attending students:
Non-attending students are requested to contact the professor by e-mail ([email protected]) to arrange a special 6 or 9 CFU programme.
International and Erasmus students are invited to promptly get in touch with the professor in order to arrange a reading plan (available in English) for exam preparation.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: this programme will be valid EXCLUSIVELY for the academic year 2023/2024. The last session for exams using this programme will therefore be in September 2024.
- Programme for 6 cfu:
-Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (parti A and B)
-Knowledge of L. Capezzone, Medioevo arabo. Una storia dell'Islam medievale (VII-XV secolo), Milano, Mondadori, 2016
Knowledge of one of the following volumes:
-H. Kennedy, Il califfato. Da Adamo all'ISIS, Roma, Carocci, 2020
-M. Campanini, Maometto. La vita e il messaggio di Muhammad il profeta dell'Islam, Roma, Salerno editrice, 2020.
-A. Vanoli, La Spagna delle tre culture: ebrei, cristiani e musulmani tra storia e mito, Roma, Viella, 2006
-M. Di Branco, 915. La battaglia del Garigliano. Cristiani e musulmani nell'Italia medievale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2019;
-A. Vanoli, La Sicilia musulmana, Bologna, il Mulino, 2016
-S. Tibble, Gli eserciti delle crociate, Torino, Einaudi, 2020
- Programme for 9 cfu:
-Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (parti A, B and C)
-Knowledge of L. Capezzone, Medioevo arabo. Una storia dell'Islam medievale (VII-XV secolo), Milano, Mondadori, 2016
Knowledge of two of the following volumes:
-H. Kennedy, Il califfato. Da Adamo all'ISIS, Roma, Carocci, 2020
-M. Campanini, Maometto. La vita e il messaggio di Muhammad il profeta dell'Islam, Roma, Salerno editrice, 2020.
-A. Vanoli, La Spagna delle tre culture: ebrei, cristiani e musulmani tra storia e mito, Roma, Viella, 2006
-M. Di Branco, 915. La battaglia del Garigliano. Cristiani e musulmani nell'Italia medievale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2019;
-A. Vanoli, La Sicilia musulmana, Bologna, il Mulino, 2016
-S. Tibble, Gli eserciti delle crociate, Torino, Einaudi, 2020
Non-attending students:
Non-attending students are requested to contact the professor by e-mail ([email protected]) to arrange a special 6 or 9 CFU programme.
International and Erasmus students are invited to promptly get in touch with the professor in order to arrange a reading plan (available in English) for exam preparation.
Assessment methods and Criteria
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. In all modules, with increasing frequency, students will be offered translated sources to read and discuss under the guidance of the teacher. 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 course is also based on teaching material, including multimedia, provided on Ariel.
The course is also based on teaching material, including multimedia, provided on Ariel.
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