Destinations with special pilgrimage interest: Kastoria, Meteora, Patmos
| Title | Εκκλησιαστικοί θεσμοί και προσκυνηματικός τουρισμός. Προορισμοί με ειδικό προσκυνηματικό ενδιαφέρον: Καστοριά, Μετέωρα, Πάτμος / Destinations with special pilgrimage interest: Kastoria, Meteora, Patmos |
| Code | ΘΕ012 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Theodoros Giagkou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600020161 |
Programme of Study: DPMS THRĪSKEUTIKOS KAI PROSKYNĪMATIKOS TOURISMOS (2021-sīmera)
Registered students: 19
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600245478
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600245478
- At the Website of the School: https://msc-religioustourism.web.auth.gr/?page_id=506
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=16175
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The purpose of the course is:
- To familiarize students in the subject of canonical and litourgical framework of the ecclestiastic event, given the fact that being responsible for pilgrimage tourism programs they have to know the forementioned parameters.
- To provide students with deeper knowledge regarding three of the most popular religious and pilgirmage sites of the Christian world.
- To help students discover the relationship between religion and the natural environment, as well as the role which sacred sites play in the protection of the environment and in the development of an ecological ethic.
- To support the preparation of a religious and pilgrimage tourist programme.
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
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
The areas of Kastoria, Meteora and Patmos are three of the most popular religious tourism destinations due to the important pilgrimage interest they present for Christianity, and their unique natural environment. Within the lectures of the course, tha canonical principles of the ecclesiastic life, that is the canonical-litourgical "framework" of pilgrimage tourism, will be highlighted. The main components of the natural environment of the areas of Kastoria, Meteora and Patmos will also be discussed. Additionally, the general relation of sacred sites with the natural environment and the role they play in its protection will be highlighted, with a special focus on the relation between the Orthodox Christian Church and ecology. Finally, examples of the way religious communities manage the natural environment that surrounds them will be analyzed and the problems which emerge from the tourist load will be identified.
Course structure:
1. Religions and ecology (E. Antonopoulou)
2. Sacred natural sites (E. Antonopoulou)
3. Christian monasteries as models of sustainable communities (E. Antonopoulou)
4. The natural environment of Kastoria (E. Antonopoulou)
5. The natural environment of Meteora (E. Antonopoulou)
6. The natural environment of Patmos (E. Antonopoulou)
7. The natural environment of Athos I (E. Antonopoulou)
8. The natural environment of Athos II (E. Antonopoulou)
9. Monastic institutions. (organization monastic life and the word of monks) (Th. Giagou)
10. The law of churches (Th. Giagou)
11. Regulations and rituals of litourgical life (Th. Giagou)
12. Orthodox Church and ecclesiastic otherness. The relevant canonical teaching (Th. Giagou)
13. Regulations and social provision of the Church (Th. Giagou)
Keywords
Monasticism, Orthodox Church and ecology, holy places of pilgrimage
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 45 | 1.8 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 66 | 2.6 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
The assessment is done with a written assignment, the topic of which is chosen from a specific list. Students can also propose a topic, related to the subject of the course, which will fall within the field of their interests.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1. Lynn White Jr. (1967). The historical roots of our ecologic crisis. Science, New Series, Vol. 155, No. 3767, p.p. 1203 - 1207.
2. G.E. Hitzhusen & M.E. Tucker (2013). The potential of religion for Earth Stewardship. Ecology and the Environment, 11(7), p.p. 368–376, doi:10.1890/120322
3. π. Ι. Χρυσαυγής & Κ. Δεληκωσταντής (2013). Ο Πατριάρχης της αλληλεγγύης. σελ. 17 - 55. Έκδόσεις Ιστός.
4. B. Verschuuren, R. Wild et al (eds.). Sacred natural sites - Conserving nature and culture. Earthscan, London.
5. The sacred dimension of protected areas. Proceedings of the second workshop of the Delos Initiative. Ouranoupolis, Greece, 24-27 October 2007. IUCN.
6. The diversity of sacred lands in Europe. Proceedings of the third workshop of the Delos Initiative. Inari/Aanaar, Finland, 1-3 July 2010. World Commission on Protected Areas.
Last Update
07-04-2024
