The liturgical tradition and life of Mount Athos: Theory and Practice (Typika, Diataxeis, Collections, Manuscripts)

Course Information
TitleΗ λειτουργική παράδοση και ζωή στο Άγιο Όρος: θεωρία και πράξη (Τυπικά, Διατάξεις, Συλλογές, Χειρόγραφα) / The liturgical tradition and life of Mount Athos: Theory and Practice (Typika, Diataxeis, Collections, Manuscripts)
CodeΘΑΟ03
FacultyTheology
SchoolSocial Theology and Christian Culture
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorDimosthenis Kaklamanos
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600015065

Programme of Study: Studies in History, Spirituality, Art and Musical Tradition of Mount Athos

Registered students: 47
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
History and Art of Mount AthosElective Courses2110
Theology and Spiritual life of Mount AthosElective Courses belonging to the selected specialization2110
Musical Tradition and the Art of Singing of Mount AthosElective Courses2110

Class Information
Academic Year2023 – 2024
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600233230
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students: - will be able to provide a concise historical overview of the Athonite liturgical tradition from the time of Philotheos Kokkinos, delving into significant historical figures, various phases of development, and key texts within that tradition. - They will be equipped with the skills to locate and study liturgical and hymnograpical manuscripts, which can be found in major catalogs of Athonite manuscripts. - They will know how to navigate these cataloging systems and be familiar with search techniques for locating Athonite liturgical and hymnographical texts.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Introduction. Worship on Mount Athos from the time of Philotheos Kokkinos to the present 2. Liturgical Manuscripts of Mount Athos 3. Introduction to Liturgical Poetry-Hymnography. Hymnographical genres, Hymnographical terminology, Instrumenta Studiorum 4. Hymographical Manuscripts of Mount Athos: Structure, Typology, Use 5. Τhe Hymnographical Production on Mount Athos: Persons and Texts 6. The Liturgical Book of Theotokarion and its Athonite tradition 7. "Logos from Mount Athos". A public Lecture by an Athonite Abbot or Elder given in the context of the academic events of the present MSc 8. General principles of edition of hymnographical texts and methods of documentation of hymnographical manuscripts . The Kollyvades Fathers and Divine Worship I. On the Eucharist 10. The Kollyvades Fathers and Divine Worship II. The prerogatives of Sunday 11. Liturgical-canonical issues in the literary production of Mount Athos I 12. Liturgical-canonical issues in the literary production of Mount Athos II 13. Presentation and examination of postgraduate students' work
Keywords
Athonite Liturgical Tradition, Liturgical and Hymnographical manuscripts of Mount Athos, Hymnographers of Mount Athos
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
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 ppt presentations during the lectures Use of special electronic equipment for hybrid teaching Use of electronic teaching platform elearning.auth.gr Use of communication with the students via email
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures391.6
Reading Assigment853.4
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities722.9
Written assigments542.2
Total25010
Student Assessment
Description
Assignment preparation and oral presentation in class (80%). Active class participation (20%).
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
- Θ. ΔΕΤΟΡΑΚΗΣ, «Ὑμνογραφικὲς παρατηρήσεις σὲ ἁγιορειτικὰ χειρόγραφα», στό: Ἅγιον Ὄρος. Φύση – Λατρεία – Τέχνη, τ. Α ́, Θεσσαλονίκη 2011, σ. 195-202. - Mον. ΘΕΟΛΟΓΟΣ ΙΒΗΡΙΤΗΣ, «Ἄγνωστη ὑμναγιολογικὴ παραγωγὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ὄρους ἀπὸ τὰ μέσα τοῦ 18ου αἰώνα ἕως τὸ 1927 μέσα ἀπὸ τὰ ἔργα ἕξι ὑμνογράφων», στό: Πρακτικὰ Η´ Διεθνοῦς Ἐπιστημονικοῦ Συνεδρίου «Ἅγιον Ὄρος καὶ Λογιοσύνη», (Θεσσαλονίκη, 22-24/11/2013), Θεσσαλονίκη 2014, σ. 275-326. - Δ. ΚΑΚΛΑΜΑΝΟΣ, Ἁγίου Νικοδήμου τοῦ Ἁγιορείτου Κανόνες Ὀκτώηχοι εἰς τὰ Εἰσόδια τῆς Θεοτόκου. Εἰσαγωγή-Κριτική ἔκδοση-Σχόλια, Ἱερὰ Μονὴ Παντοκράτορος - Ἅγιον Ὄρος 2017. - Σ. ΠΑΣΧΑΛΙΔΗΣ, Tὸ ὑμναγιολογικὸ ἔργο τῶν Κολλυβάδων. Συμβολὴ στὴ μελέτη τῆς ἁγιολογικῆς γραμματείας κατὰ τὴν περίοδο τῆς Τουρκοκρατίας, Θεσσαλονίκη 2007. - Π. ΠΑΣΧΟΣ, «Ὑμνογραφία καὶ Ὑμνογράφοι στὸ Ἅγιον Ὄρος», στό: Ἅγιον Ὄρος. Φύση – Λατρεία – Τέχνη, τ. Α ́, Θεσσαλονίκη 2011, σ. 205-222. - Μον. ΠΑΤΑΠΙΟΣ ΚΑΥΣΟΚΑΛΥΒΙΤΗΣ, «Τῶν ἁγιορειτῶν ὑμνογράφων ὁ χορός. Καταγραφή τῆς ὑμνογραφικῆς παραγωγῆς στὸ Ἅγιον Ὄρος», Κληρονομία 39 (2016-2017 [2021]) 257-276. - Δ. ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ, «Τὸ λειτουργικὸ βιβλίο τοῦ Θεοτοκαρίου καὶ τὸ Θεοτοκάριο τοῦ ἁγίου Νικοδήμου τοῦ Ἁγιορείτου», Μνήμη ἁγίου Νικοδήμου τοῦ Ἁγιορείτου ἐπὶ τῇ συμπληρώσῃ (sic) διακοσίων ἐτῶν ἀπὸ τῆς κοιμήσεως τοῦ Ὁσίου, Mont Athos, 2009, 5-22. - Δ. ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ, «Λόγιοι Ἁγιορεῖτες συντάκτες Θεοτοκαρίων», Πρακτικὰ Η´ Διεθνοῦς Ἐπιστημονικοῦ Συνεδρίου «Ἅγιον Ὄρος καὶ Λογιοσύνη», (Θεσσαλονίκη, 22-24/11/2013), Θεσσαλονίκη 2014, σ. 343-352; - Ν. ΤΩΜΑΔΑΚΗΣ, «Μικρὸν Ἁγιορειτικὸν Θεοτοκάριον τῆς Ἀκαθίστου ἑορτῆς», Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν 32 (1963) 1-14. - Βακάρου, Δημητρίου (πρωτοπρ.), Το Βυζαντινο τυπικό. Δύο κείμενα ιστορικής προσέγγισης από τους Robert Taft και Miguel Arranz. Μετάφραση-σχόλια, Θεσσαλονίκη 2003. - Φουντούλη, Ιωάννη Μ., «Μοναχικό και κοσμικό τυπικό», στο Τελετουργικά θέματα, τ. Α΄ [Λογική Λατρεία 12], Αθήνα 22009, 9-24. - Taft, Robert, “Mount Athos: A Late Chapter in the History of the Byzantine Rite,” Dumbarton Oaks Papers 42 (1988) 179-194.
Last Update
08-01-2024