MICHAEL PSELLUS AND HIS EPOCH
| Title | Ο ΜΙΧΑΗΛ ΨΕΛΛΟΣ ΚΑΙ Η ΕΠΟΧΗ ΤΟΥ / MICHAEL PSELLUS AND HIS EPOCH |
| Code | Θ272 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Konstantinos Christou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 60004767 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600103244
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600103244
- At the Website of the School:
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
- German (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
General Knowledges of byzantine History
Learning Outcomes
To familiarize the students in general the work and influence of Michael Psellos and through this the Culture of the 11th century and the byzantine intellectual Life and Culture.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Michael Psellos was one of the greatest, if not the greatest scholar of the Byzantine period, and of course a leading representative of the Renaissance of the 11th century. Philosopher, historian and orator, tried, and largely managed to conquer all the knowledge of his time. Psellos returns in attic language and ancient Greek philosophical thought. Is a leading Byzantine classicist and humanist. His work and of course his personality are interpreted and evaluated differently by the scientists.
1. The historical context of the 11th c.
2. The Culture of the 11th c.
3. The Life of Michael Psellos.
4. Psellos as a Philosopher. Metaphysic.
5. Ethic and political Theory.
6. Psellos as Historian.
7. Rhetoric.
8. Occultism and Science.
9. Classicism and christian Humanism.
10. Psellos as Teacher.
11. Politic.
12. Psellos and the Scholars of his time.
13. Evaluation and Influence.
Keywords
Scholars, Classicism, Philosophy, Renaissance
Educational Material Types
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | ✓ | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 74 | 3.0 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 6 | 0.2 | ✓ | ||
| Other / Others | 1 | 0.0 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 81 | 3.2 |
Student Assessment
Description
One 2-hour written examination; Oral examination. Counted positive participation in class and writing essays undertaken.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
J. N. Ljubarskij, Η προσωπικότητα και το έργο του Μιχαήλ Ψελλού, Athens 2004.
Additional bibliography for study
V. Tatakis, Η βυζαντινή φιλοσοφία, Athens 1977.
A.Γ.Κ. Σαββίδης, Βυζαντινό ιστοριογραφικό πεντάπτυχο: Προκόπιος, Μιχαήλ Ψελλός, Άννα Κομνηνή, Ιωάννης Κίνναμος, Γεώργιος Σφραντζής: συμβολή για τους ιστοριογράφους και την εποχή τους, Ηρόδοτος 2001.
J.M. Duffy, D.J. O’ Meara (εκδ.), Michelis Pselli, Philosophica minora, Leibzig, Teubner, 1989-.
A. Gadolin, A theory of society with special reference to the Chronographia of Michael Psellus, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1970.
Last Update
06-11-2015
