Course: Early Modern History Workshop H

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Course title Early Modern History Workshop H
Course code KHI/1DRNH
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
Content: 21. 9.: Introduction Main terms, historiography of religion and religious matters in Early Modern Period 5. 10.: Way to the Reformation of 16th centruy: Martin Luther and the beginnings of the reformation, other reformers and their ideas 12. 10.: Reformation and secular power, spread of the reformation I: development of the reformation in European countries (Holy Roman Empire, France, the Netherlands) 19. 10.: Reformation and secular power, spread of the reformation II: development of the reformation in European countries (England, reformation in towns) 26. 10.: Beginnings of the Counter-Reformation and its initial development 2. 11.: Main phenomenons of the COuntre-Reformation (new religious orders, Counter-reformation saints, art and arcitecture, missions, Baroque piety) 9. 11.: Counter-Reformation and secular power, "national Counter-Reformations": examples of the process of the Counter-Reformation in European Countries (Catholic Netherlands, Dutch Provinces, France, Holy Roman Empire and hereditary Habsburg lands, England) 16. 11.: Reformation and Counter-Reformation in the Czech Lands: development of the religious situation in the 16th and 17th century I. 23. 11.: Reformation and Counter-Reformation in the Czech Lands: development of the religious situation in the 16th and 17th century II. 30. 11.: Early Modern Historiography - history of church: writing history of church in the Early Modern Period, views on the history of church, examples of domestic and foreign period works 7. 12.: Chosen topic connected to the history of religion and development of the church in the Early Modern Period I. 14. 12.: Pre-exam period

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course will focus on the religious aspects of the history of the early modern period and will emphasize the reformation and counterrreformation prosecces in 16th and 17th century. The main aim is to make students familiar with the important aspects and manifestations of those processes. Students will be introduced to the important terminology and to the basic secondary literature on the topic. Students are considered to take an active part in the discussions and to fullfill the tastk given to them.
The seminar develops student's ability to find appropriate source of information, think about problems and debate about them. Students gain good knowledge of this topic.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance, Seminar Work

Attending and activity in the course Preparation for the class (text reading, self-study) Review of a secondary literature Max. 2 absences
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archeology (2015) Category: History courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter