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5.00 credits
22.5 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2025-2026
Language
French
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Main themes
This seminar addresses questions of the history of the Byzantine world and the Christian East (especially Armenia and Georgia). Particular attention is paid to the contacts and influences that these cultures had with each other, as well as with other areas such as the Iranian world and the medieval West.
The themes considered may relate to political, cultural, social, or intellectual history, etc., and are analysed on the basis of sources; the seminar may also involve case studies or studies of major literary, artistic, or architectural productions..
The themes considered may relate to political, cultural, social, or intellectual history, etc., and are analysed on the basis of sources; the seminar may also involve case studies or studies of major literary, artistic, or architectural productions..
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | master knowledge relating to a theme in Byzantine or Oriental history; |
| 2 | identify the primary and secondary sources relevant to a research question; |
| 3 | analyse, interpret, compare and contextualise the sources; |
| 4 | present the results of an original research. |
Content
This course treats cultural phenomena in the eastern Christian region, an area that is very large geographically, very heterogeneous, multilingual and multi-confessional. In function of the year, the themes studied may be:
- the invention of new alphabets in the Christian Orient, their role in cultural and national shaping;
- the genesis of oriental Christian literatures, and their connection to the Greek tradition;
- the assimilation and separation of oriental civilisations as regards the Greek heritage;
- the problem of the cultural identity of oriental Christianity;
- the Persian influence in the Caucasus;
- international monasteries and cultural exchange in Palestine and in the Black Mountain (Antioch).
- the invention of new alphabets in the Christian Orient, their role in cultural and national shaping;
- the genesis of oriental Christian literatures, and their connection to the Greek tradition;
- the assimilation and separation of oriental civilisations as regards the Greek heritage;
- the problem of the cultural identity of oriental Christianity;
- the Persian influence in the Caucasus;
- international monasteries and cultural exchange in Palestine and in the Black Mountain (Antioch).
Teaching methods
Large extracts of the texts concerned will be read and commented on in the course.
The students will be expected to read the monographs and articles that accompany the course (in French, in English, or, if necessary, in other languages), and to study a specific theme, to be presented both orally and in a written synthesis.
The students will be expected to read the monographs and articles that accompany the course (in French, in English, or, if necessary, in other languages), and to study a specific theme, to be presented both orally and in a written synthesis.
Evaluation methods
Evaluation is continuous. The students are marked on the work of synthesis and its oral presentation.
Bibliography
Les éléments bibliographiques et les sources textuelles seront distirbuées au cours.
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