Course: Spirituality and Hagiography

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Course title Spirituality and Hagiography
Course code KSV/AH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Altrichter Michal, doc. Dr. Th.D.
Course content
The history and the anthropological interpretation of legends and saints´ biographies.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Outline of the history of hagiografy. Anthropological interpretation of legends and saints´ biographies.
Students will be knowledgeable in this field.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Writing a seminar thesis.
Recommended literature
  • Aa.Vv. (1990). Biografia a agiografia nella letteratura cristiana antica e medievale. EDB, Bologna 1990.. Bologna.
  • Aa.Vv. (2006). Svätec a jeho funkcie v spoločnosti, I, II. Bratislava, Chronos 2006.. Bratislava.
  • Aa.Vv. (2006). Světci a jejich kult ve středověku. Univerzita Karlova, Praha 2006.. Praha.
  • Angenendt, A. (1994). Heilige und Reliqeuien, Beck, München 1994.. München.
  • Müller, G. L. (1986). Gemeinschaft und Verehrung der Heiligen, Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1986.. Freiburg im Breisgau.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Catholic Theology (2) Category: Philosophy, theology 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Summer