POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL CONTROVERSIES IN BYZANTIUM
| Title | ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΕΣ, ΘΡΗΣΚΕΥΤΙΚΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΕΣ ΑΝΤΙΘΕΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΟ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΟ / POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL CONTROVERSIES IN BYZANTIUM |
| Code | ΙΒΥ402 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280004475 |
| Academic Year | 2021 – 2022 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600189803
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Class Schedule
| Building | Philosophy (new) |
| Floor | Floor 1 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 111 (131) |
| Calendar | Thursdsay 16:00 to 18:30 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- General Knowledge
- Scientific Area
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600189803
- At the Website of the School:
- eLearning (Moodle):
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students attending the course are expected to:
• comprehend the historical context of the Middle and Late Byzantine Period
• understand the notion of capital punishment
• acquire knoweldge regarding social stratification in the Middle and Late Byzantine Period
• realise the role which religious beliefs played in civil wars and conflicts
• recognise the real motives behind every rebel and the way in which Βyzantine emperors dealt
with them
• practise in the written and oral presentation of ideas and arguments
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This module will focus on the Middle and Late Byzantine period with a view to examining
conspiracies, rebellions and usurpations against emperors which were often based on religious
motives. The rivalry for authority between prominent families and the sharp social contrasts
between the rich and the poor are additional factors which caused political change and conflict
and they will be explored too
Lectures
Detailed description of weekly lectures (Syllabus)
Week #1 Introduction: Presentation of the syllabus, bibliography and of current research trends
in the field.
Week # 2 Rebellions in the period of Iconoclasm: The rebellion of the Helladikoi and the
rebellion of Artavasdus
Week # 3 The murder of Leo V and the rebellion of Thomas the Slav
Week # 4 From the Amorian to the Macedonian Dynasty – The rebellions of the Paulicians
Week # 5 The Macedonian Dynasty and the prominent aristocratic families: Conspiracies and
rebellions (I)
Week # 6 The Macedonian Dynasty and the prominent aristocratic families: Conspiracies and
rebellions (II)
Week # 7 The rivalry of civil and military aristocracy in the 11th century (I)
Week # 8 The rivalry of civil and military aristocracy in the 11th century (II)
Week # 9 Secessionist movements in the 12th century
Week # 10 The rise of the Palaiologans and the Arseniates movement
Week # 11 The first civil war 1321-1328
Week # 12 The second civil war 1341-1347
Week #13 Recapitulation - General conclusions
Keywords
religion, rebellions, civil war, history, Byzantium
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 125 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 30 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 25 | ||||
| Total | 180 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Κ. Μπουρδάρα, Το πολιτικό αδίκημα στο Βυζάντιο (8ος - 13ος αιώνας), Αθήνα 2015.
Additional bibliography for study
J.-Cl. Cheynet, J.-Cl., Pouvoir et contestations à Byzance [963-1210] [Byzantina Sorbonensia 9],
Paris 1990.
Μ.-Η. Congourdeau (έκδ.), Les Zélotes. Une révolte urbaine à Thessalonique au 14e siècle. Le
dossier des sources, Paris 2013.
Π. Γουναρίδης, Το κίνημα των Αρσενιατών, 1261-1310. Ιδεολογικές συγκρούσεις την εποχή των
πρώτων Παλαιολόγων, Αθήνα 1999.
W. E. Κaegi, Byzantine Military Unrest 471-843. An Interpretation, Amsterdam 1981.
D. Nicol, Οι τελευταίοι αιώνες του Βυζαντίου 1261-14532, β΄ έκδ. Cambridge 1993 (ελλ. μτφρ.
Στ. Κομνηνός, Αθήνα 1996).
Α. Κοντογιαννοπούλου, Το σχίσμα των Αρσενιατών (1265-1310). Συμβολή στην μελέτη της
πορείας και της φύσης του κινήματος, Βυζαντιακά 18 (1998) 177-235.
Μ. Κουμπής, Ο ανταγωνισμός για την εξουσία και ο εμφύλιος πόλεμος: 1341-1347, ανέκδοτη
διδακτορική διατριβή - ΑΠΘ, Θεσσαλονίκη 2001
Α. Σαββίδης, Βυζαντινά στασιαστικά και αυτονομιστικά κινήματα στα Δωδεκάνησα και στη Μικρά
Ασία 1189-1204 μ.Χ., Αθήνα 1987.
Last Update
19-10-2020
