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Lecturer(s)
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Kalous Antonín, doc. Mgr. M.A., Ph.D.
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Peřinová Markéta
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Course content
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1. Introduction. Crusades: the phenomenon. 2. Cultural and social context of the eleventh and twelfth centuries 3. The first crusade 4. Holy war & just war theories 5. Military saints, cult of the military saints &c. 6. History of the crusades in the East; Jerusalem, Outremer 7. Islamic view of the crusades 8. Innocent III and the crusade, northern crusades 9. Political crusades of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries 10. Crusades against the Hussites 11. Crusades against the Turks 12. Crusading ideology, phenomenon of the Middle Ages, ideology of the later periods? Later ideology (up to the 21st century).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The course will concentrate on the crusading phenomenon in the Middle Ages. Students will - at least on a basic level - get to know literature and sources of the crusades, various types of the crusades, reasons for survival of the phenomenon as well as its usage.
The ability to evaluate and analyse literature and sources of the crusades. The ability to discuss the historical studies, discussion about individual problems. Understanding the historical phenomenon and the transfer of ideas.
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Prerequisites
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Working knowledge of English, work with sources and literature. Basic knowledge of the Middle Ages.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Dialog, Seminar Work
Active participation in classes, required reading, discussion, essay, colloquium.
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Recommended literature
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Housley, Norman. (1992). The Later Crusades, 1274-1580: From Lyons to Alcazar. Oxford.
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Riley-Smith, Jonathan. (2003). The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading. London.
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Riley-Smith, Jonathan. (1999). The Oxford History of the Crusades. Oxford.
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Tyerman, Christopher. (2004). Fighting for Christendom: Holy War and the Crusades. Oxford.
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