Undergraduate Course: Saints¿ cults in Medieval Europe, 300-1300 (LLLE07029)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (HCA) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Saints¿ cults pervaded every aspect of life in medieval Europe: from the elite church, kingship and politics, to the everyday life of Christendom. This course explores the enormous growth and change in medieval Christian saints' cults, from their popular origins in the third century, through to thirteenth-century papal control. Using a wide variety of primary sources, both written and physical, students will examine the many contexts of saints' cults, including pilgrimage, relics, art and architecture. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Lifelong Learning - Session 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
22/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
¿ evaluate the role of saints' cults in medieval society, culture and politics
¿ explain the changes in saints' cults from the third to the thirteenth centuries
¿ analyse a range of medieval primary sources
¿ demonstrate the above outcomes in the assessment.
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Assessment Information
| One 2,000-word essay worth 100% of the total mark. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
1. Introduction: What is a saint? Theological ideas of sainthood. Social and political context of saints' cults.
2. Origins: Martyrs and ascetics; hagiography. St Antony, St Paul of Thebes, St Martin of Tours.
3. Types of saint: martyrs, bishops, ascetics, royal, monks, missionaries, male, female.
4. Miracles: Types of miracle; miracle collections; miracles as a historical source.
5. Relics: Types of relic - bones, cloth, locations; medieval criticism of relics; changing attitudes towards relics.
6. Pilgrimage: Who went? Why? Where? Visit to NMS.
7. Art and Architecture: Images of saints - how did these change over time? Buildings connected to saints.
8. Case study: St Cuthbert. Consider all the above issues through looking at a single saint¿s cult.
9. Scottish saints: Kentigern, Machar, Columba, Margaret, Nicholas, Giles.
10. Conclusions: What made a saint? Who decided? Changes from third to thirteenth centuries. Saints' cults beyond the thirteenth century.
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| Transferable skills |
¿ Critical thinking.
¿ Handling and analysis of sources.
¿ Oral discussion. |
| Reading list |
Essential:
Stouck, M.-A., 2008. A Short Reader of Medieval Saints. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Bartlett, R., 2013. Why can the dead do such great things? Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Recommended:
Brown, P., 1982. The Cult of the Saints. Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Farmer, D. H., 2011 (5th. ed. revised). Oxford Dictionary of Saints Oxford: OUP.
Freeman, C. 2011. Holy Bones, Holy Dust: How Relics Shaped the History of Medieval Europe. Newhaven CT: Yale University Press.
MacQuarrie, A., 1997. The Saints of Scotland. Edinburgh: John Donald.
Sumption, J., 2002 (2nd ed.). Pilgrimage: An Image of Medieval Religion. London: Faber and Faber.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sally Crumplin
Tel:
Email: Sally.Crumplin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sabine Murdoch
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
Email: Sabine.Murdoch@ed.ac.uk |
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