Mount Athos: Contemporary history and tradition.
| Title | Άγιον Όρος: Σύγχρονη ιστορία και παράδοση / Mount Athos: Contemporary history and tradition. |
| Code | Θ307 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Vasileios Koukousas |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Inactive |
| Course ID | 600012819 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600126216
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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/1/600126216
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students will get to know the offer and the shining of Mount Athos to Greece and the modern world.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1 . History of Mount Athos
2. Monasteries of Great Lavra and Vatopedi
3. Monasteries of Iberians and Chiliandariou
4. Monasteries of Dionysius and Koutloumousiou
5. Monasteries of Pantocratoros and Xeropotamou
6. Monasteries of Zografou and Docheiariou
7. Monasteries of Karakallou and Philotheou
8. Monasteries Simonos΄Petra and St. Paul
9. Monasteries of Stavronikita and Xenophon
10. Monasteries of Gregoriou and Esfigmenou
11. Monasteries of Panteleimon and Konstamonitou
12. Cloisters and cells on Mount Athos
13.Holy Mount and modern world. Its status.
Keywords
Holy Mountain Athos, monasteries, cloisters, monasticism, monks, avaton
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Audio
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Courses take place using PowerPoint.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 81 | 3.2 | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 9 | 0.4 | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 5 | 0.2 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 100 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
Oral examination. The participation in class in counted positive and works are given.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Γιαγκιόζης Φαίδων, Άθως, Θεσσαλονίκη -εκδόσεις Μπαρμπουνάκης-2016.
Additional bibliography for study
Κων. Νιχωρίτης, Οι επιδράσεις της πνευματικής παράδοσης του Αγίου Όρους στο βίο και τον πολιτισμό των Σλάβων, Θεσσαλονίκη -εκδ. Μπαρμπουνάκης- 2013.
Αντώνιος Αιμίλιος Ταχιάος, Βυζάντιο και Ρωσία, Θεσσαλονίκη - εκδ. University Studio Press- 2016
Ο ίδιος, Βυζάντιο, Σλάβοι, Άγιον Όρος, Θεσσαλονίκη -University Studio Press-2006.
Ιωάννης Ταρνανίδης, Ιστορία των σλαβικών ορθόδοξων εκκλησιών, Θεσσαλονίκη -Κυριακίδη Αφοί-2005
Γρηγορόβιτς Μπάρσκυ Βασίλειος, Τα θαυμαστά μοναστήρια του Αγίου Όρους, Θεσσαλονίκη -έκδ. Αγιορείτικη Φωτοθήκη-1998.
Διονυσία Παπαχρυσάνθου, Ο αθωνικός μοναχισμός.Αρχές και οργάνωση,Au;hna - εκδ.Μ.Ι.Ε.Τ- 1992.
Μάρκος Ν. Ρούσσος - Μηλιδώνης, Το Άγιον Όρος και η Δύση, 963-1963. Άγνωστες πτυχές της αθωνικής ιστορίας, Αθήνα- εκδ. Βιβλιοπωλείον της Εστίας- 2013.
Δημήτριος Τσάμης, Άγιον Όρος: Προσέγγιση στην πρόσφατη ιστορία του, Θεσσαλονίκη -εκδ. Πουρναράς- Θεσσαλονίκη 2007.
Γιώργος Σιδηρόπουλος, Άγιον Όρος: Αναφορές στην ανθρωπογεωγραφία, Αθήνα-εκδ. Καστανιώτη- 2000.
Last Update
20-09-2018
