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131-247/347 Women and Men in Medieval Monasticism

Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years

Coordinator: Associate Professor A Gilmour-Bryson.

Prerequisite: Normally, 25 points of first year History - see Departmental Requirements. Latin, English, Politics, Philosophy, Fine Arts, Classics & Archaeology subjects may be accepted instead.

Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week.

Timetable: First semester

Objectives:

By the end of semester the student should understand how the various monastic orders developed; be aware of the contribution of various outstanding monastic figures; understand the nature of power wielded by women through monasticism; be able to relate hagiography (saints' lives) to the societies which produced it.

Content:

A study of female and male monasticism and the development of the institution itself from a selection of primary sources.

Assessment:

Class participation and contribution (10 %), research essay 2,500 words (45 %), reflective essay or seen exam at option of student 2,500 words (45 %).

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131-247/347 Women and Men in Medieval Monasticism

Credit points: 16.7

Coordinator: Associate Professor A Gilmour-Bryson.

Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial each week.

Timetable: First semester.

Objectives:

By the end of semester the student should understand how the various monastic orders developed; be aware of the contribution of various outstanding monastic figures; understand the nature of power wielded by women through monasticism; be able to relate hagiography (saints' lives) to the societies which produced it.

Content:

A study of female and male monasticism and the development of the institution itself from a selection of primary sources.

Assessment:

Class participation and contribution (10 per cent); research essay 2,500 words (45 per cent); reflective essay or seen exam at option of student 2,500 words (45 per cent).

Prescribed texts:

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