Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 101)
History subject : Next:131-241 | Prev:131-239 | Search | Help
131-240/340 "Crusades: Holy War, Holy Conquest?" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. History, Faculty of Arts (v3, p101) : Next:131-241 | Prev:131-239
Credit points: 16.7 2nd or 3rd years
Coordinator: Associate Professor A Gilmour-Bryson.
Prerequisite: Normally 25 points of first year history
Contact: Three hours of lectures and tutorials per week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject should be able to: have a better understand of the position of the West and the Middle East in 1095 and in 1291; be able to discuss the motives of the Crusaders in signing up for the Crusades; be familiar with the ways in which this conflict is relevant to current problems; be able to understand the major arguments on all sides of this question.
Content:
This subject will explore the changing world of western Christendom and the Middle East between 1095 and 1291 the effective end of the intensive crusading period. Why was the First Crusade so 'successful: when so many previous efforts have failed? Why was the West unable to hold on to the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem? Why did the early Western military successes turn to defeats? How was the West affected by its closer contact with the Holy Land? How could the 'Fighting Monks' combine the life of a monk with that of a soldier?
Assessment:
Written work of not more than 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
Recommended texts:
1. History, Faculty of Arts (v3, p101) : Next:131-241 | Prev:131-239
2. History, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p127) : Next:131-241 | Prev:131-239
Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Associate Professor A Gilmour-Bryson
Contact: Three hours of lectures and tutorials each week.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject should be able to: have a better understand of the position of the West and the Middle East in 1095 and in 1291; be able to discuss the motives of the Crusaders in signing up for the Crusades; be familiar with the ways in which this conflict is relevant to current problems; be able to understand the major arguments on all sides of this question.
Content:
This subject will explore the changing world of western Christendom and the Middle East between 1095 and 1291 the effective end of the intensive crusading period. Why was the First Crusade so "successful: when so many previous efforts have failed? Why was the West unable to hold on to the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem? Why did the early Western military successes turn to defeats? How was the West affected by its closer contact with the Holy Land? How could the "Fighting Monks" combine the life of a monk with that of a soldier?
Assessment:
Written work of not more than 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
Recommended texts:
* Note that CONTACT, CONTENT, POINTS, RECOMMENDEDTEXTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. History, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p127) : Next:131-241 | Prev:131-239
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
Maintained by: Dept. of History, Faculty of Arts.
Copyright © University of Melbourne 1995,1996.