MEDIEVAL HISTORY OF THE SOUTH SLAVIC PEOPLES: ECONOMY AND TRADE

Course Information
TitleΜΕΣΑΙΩΝΙΚΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΝΟΤΙΩΝ ΣΛΑΒΩΝ / MEDIEVAL HISTORY OF THE SOUTH SLAVIC PEOPLES: ECONOMY AND TRADE
CodeΙΣΛ501
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolHistory and Archaeology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600019284

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Istorías kai Archaiologías 2020-2021

Registered students: 16
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
ISTORIASSpecialization Core Courses747

Class Information
Academic Year2023 – 2024
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600244139
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
  • German (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to • understand the theoretical questions concerning the relations between the Byzantine Empire and the South Slavs • compare the social and cultural patterns of Byzantium with those of the Bulgarian and Serbian state • familiarize themselves with the process of the development of the cultural life of South Slavs • to become sensitive to methodological and practical issues related to their field of study • practice their skills to present orally and in written their ideas and arguments • be able to answer specialized questions within the specific topic, which involve both critical thinking and empirical knowledge
General Competences
  • Work autonomously
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The seminar focuses in the major political and cultural centres of South Slavs during the Middle Ages, the South Slavs' interaction with the Byzantines as well as the rest of the Slavs. We examine (through the study of byzantine and slavic sources) the settlement of slavic groups in Greece during the Middle Ages and the slavic influence (for example slavic toponyms all over the Greece) till nowadays. The role of the Christianization and its contribution to the political, ecclesiastical, cultural and social development of the slavic states of Bulgaria and Serbia will also be discussed.
Keywords
Slavs in Greece, slavic toponyms, Southern Slavs, Bulgaria, Serbia
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Multimedia
  • Book
  • Selected bibliography
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Power-Point and the AUTH e-leaning platform will be used. Communication through emails.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Seminars652.2
Reading Assigment953.2
Written assigments451.5
Exams50.2
Total2107
Student Assessment
Description
Evaluation is based on (a) written exams (50% of the overall grade), followed by (b) oral exams (30%) on a given list of books dealing with the thematic unit, and (c) the submission of a written essay of up to 5,000 words (20%), based on secondary and/or published sources to be delivered by the end of classes. The criteria for assessment include the bibliographical research, the critical approach to the sources used, the quality of writing, and the proper and consistent use of a reference system. A manual for academic essay-writing is available on the Department’s webpage.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
A. Δεληκάρη,Βυζαντινοσλαβικά μελετήματα, Θεσσαλονίκη 2017.
Additional bibliography for study
Avenarius, A., Ο βυζαντινός πολιτισμός και οι Σλάβοι. Το πρόβλημα της πρόσληψης και του μετασχηματισμού του βυζαντινού πολιτισμού από τους σλαβικούς λαούς (από τον 6ο έως τον 12ο αιώνα) (μτφρ. Αγγελική Δεληκάρη), Αθήνα 2008. Fine, J.V.A., The Early Medieval Balkans. A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century, Ann Arbor 1983. Fine, J.V.A., The Late Medieval Balkans. A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest, Ann Arbor 1987. Gjuzelev, V., Bulgarien zwischen Orient und Okzident, Wien-Köln-Weimar 1993. Γόνης, Δ., Ιστορία των Ορθοδόξων Εκκλησιών Βουλγαρίας και Σερβίας, Αθήνα 21999. Hösch, E., Geschichte der Balkanländer. Von der Fruhzeit bis zur Gegenwart, München 1999. Καραγιαννόπουλος, Ι., Ιστορία Βυζαντινού κράτους, τ. 2: Ιστορία μέσης βυζαντινής περιόδου (565-1081), Θεσσαλονίκη 1993 (5η ανατ.)· τ. 3: Ιστορία υστέρας βυζαντινής περιόδου (1081-1204), μ.1: Τελευταίες λάμψεις (1081-1204), Θεσσαλονίκη 1999. Καραγιαννόπουλος, Ι., «Η βουλγαρική πολιτική στα Βαλκάνια το πρώτο μισό του 13ου αι.», Εγνατία 2 (1990) 11-29. Καραγιαννόπουλος, Ι., Χάρτες Μέσης Βυζαντινής Περιόδου (565-1081), Θεσσαλονίκη 1993. Κίσσας, Σ. Το ιστορικό υπόβαθρο των καλλιτεχνικών σχέσεων Θεσσαλονίκης και Σερβίας. Από το τέλος του ΙΒ΄ αιώνα μέχρι τον θάνατο του κράλη Μιλούτιν (μτφρ. Ε. Ν. Κυριακούδης), Θεσσαλονίκη 2004. Klaić, N., Srednjovekovna Bosna, Zagreb 1989 Κόλια-Δερμιτζάκη, Α., «Η εικόνα των Βουλγάρων και της χώρας τους στις βυζαντινές πηγές του 11ου και 12ου αιώνα», στο: Νικολάου – Τσικνάκης (επιμ.), Βυζάντιο και Βούλγαροι, σσ. 59-89. Maksimović, Lj., Η εθνογένεση των Σέρβων στον Μεσαίωνα, Αθήνα 1994 (διάλεξη στη σειρά «Η σημερινή βαλκανική κρίση και το ιστορικό της υπόβαθρο. Η δημιουργία των βαλκανικών κρατών» (3 Δεκεμβρίου 1992). Ταχιάος, Α.-Αι., Βυζάντιο, Σλάβοι, Άγιον Όρος. Αναδρομή σε αμοιβαίες σχέσεις και επιδράσεις, Θεσσαλονίκη 2006.
Last Update
16-05-2024