070243 VO Geschichte des Mittelalters (ca. 400 bis ca. 1500) [VO] (2012W)

The European Middle Ages, from the Roman empire's conversion to Christianity to the eve of the Protestant Reformation, through the eleventh-century reform and the Great Plague. Focus: Religion and power, identities. We look in particular at the mutual influence of Roman culture and Christianity, barbarian culture and Christianity, the relationship between lay power and ecclesiastical institutions, how groups inscribed themselves in religious notions of the order of the world, and the impact of new forces on religion, power, and society. Throughout, it is assumed that Christianity is a historical phenomenon, so changed with time.