HAGIOGRAPHY / HOMILETICS
| Title | ΑΓΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ/ΟΜΙΛΗΤΙΚΗ / HAGIOGRAPHY / HOMILETICS |
| Code | ΜΕΦ630 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | Philology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600000208 |
Programme of Study: PPS School of Philology 2014
Registered students: 2
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medieval Greek Philology | Compulsory Course | Winter/Spring | - | 15 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600105392
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
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/1/600105392
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7991
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Very good knowledge of Medieval Greek language and general background knowledge in Medieval Greek Literature.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to give an overview of the origins and development of early Byzantine hagiography. They will be able to explain some basic characteristics of this genre, as well as its relationship with ancient biography and the contemporary Lives of sophists. Finally, they will understand the problems related to this genre and form their own views, especially through the essays they will have to submit.
General Competences
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The genesis and development of Byzantine hagiography, as it is depicted in representative texts of the early period. Students will study the Vita Antonii of Athanasius of Alexandria and the Historia Religiosa by Theodoret of Cyrus.
Keywords
early Byzantine hagiography
Educational Material Types
- Notes
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of moodle/e-learning for communicating with the students.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | ✓ | ||||
| Written assigments | |||||
| Total |
Student Assessment
Description
The students will have to write several essays during term
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
P. Brown, "The rise and function of the holy man in late antiquity", Journal of Roman Studies 61 (1971) 80-101.
M.S. Williams, Authorised lives in early Christian biography : between Eusebius and Augustine. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Pr., 2008
E.J. Watts, "Three generations of Christian philosophical biography", Yale Classical Studies 34 (2010) 117-133.
Last Update
22-10-2015
