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Course: Papacy in the Middle Ages

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Course title Papacy in the Middle Ages
Course code KHI/XPAP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Kalous Antonín, doc. Mgr. M.A., Ph.D.
  • Peřinová Markéta
Course content
The course concentrates on the papacy in medieval Europe, especially the beginnings of the papal primate, strengthening of the position of the pope in the ecclesiastical framework as well as state (and secular) milieu. The influence of the papacy on cultural and political happenings is analysed; especially the political theories, conciliarism and papalism, international politics, influence of the church and church politics of individual states, cultural and social influence on Europe, includin the "Renaissance papacy", which ends the course in chronoligical framework. The situation of Central Europe is analysed from the ninth century onwards. A part of the course is run in the archive, where the students get to know the papal charters preserved there.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is the elucidate the papal history of the Middle Ages including the individual milestones of papal politics as well as the church and spiritual life.
The students will gain basic knowledge of the papal history, but also church and spriritual history in general, they should understand the problems of Chruch authority and they will understand the basics of papal diplomacy and diplomatics.
Prerequisites
The studnets have to know the general history of the Middle Ages and understand the basic terminology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Essay

Active participation in the classes, required reading, discussion, short essay, colloquium.
Recommended literature
  • Bernhard Schimmelpfennig. (1992). The Papacy (orig. Das Papsttum von Antike bis zur Renaissance). New York.
  • Francis Rapp. (1996). Církev a náboženský život Západu na sklonku středověku.. Brno.
  • František X. Halas. (2004). Fenomén Vatikán. Brno.
  • Geoffrey Barraclough. (1968). The Medieval Papacy.. New York.
  • Gerald Christianson, Thomas M. Izbicki, Christopher M. Bellitto, eds. (2008). The Church, the Councils, and Reform. The Legacy of the Fifteenth Century.. Washington, D.C.
  • Charles Stinger. (1998). The Renaissance in Rome.. Bloomington.
  • Jane Sayers. (1994). Innocent III. Leader of Europe 1198-1216.. London - New York.
  • Kateřina Kubínová. (2006). Imitatio Romae. Karel IV. a Řím.. Praha.
  • Kirsi Salonen, Ludwig Schmugge. (2009). A Sip from the "Well of Grace". Medieval Texts from the Apostolic Penitentiary.. Washington, D.C.
  • Klaus Schatz. (2002). Dějiny papežského primátu. Brno.
  • Wilfried Hartmann, Kenneth Pennington, eds. (2008). The History of Medieval Canon Law in the Classical Period, 1140-1234. From Gratian to the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX.. Washington, D.C.
  • Zdeňka Hledíková. (2010). Svět české středověké církve. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2012) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 18.02.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025