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010072 SE Liturgy vs. Magic? Sacramental celebrations and their effects (2023W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 04.09.2023 10:00 to Fr 29.09.2023 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Su 15.10.2023 23:59
Details
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 09.11. 16:45 - 20:00 Seminarraum 5 (Kath) Schenkenstraße 1.OG
- Thursday 16.11. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
- Friday 01.12. 15:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
- Saturday 02.12. 09:45 - 15:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
- Friday 15.12. 16:45 - 20:00 Seminarraum 5 (Kath) Schenkenstraße 1.OG
- Thursday 18.01. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Through the lense of Christianity, magical acts were viewed with great skepticism from Antiquity through the Middle Ages and into modern times. Although phenomena understood as magic were often present in everyday life, they were vehemently opposed by both Church and state. For a Christian, and especially an ecclesiastical critique, it was undoubtedly clear that magic, as a sin that disregarded God's commandments, had to be dealt with in a radical way. The suppression of magical practices was an undertaking which resulted in numerous adjustments to council decisions, chronicles and books. Actually, the “ex opere operato” defined at the Council of Trent was meant to prevent a magical understanding of liturgy. Was this a feasible task at any given time, though?In the seminar we will work out whether and to what extent a demarcation of liturgy from magic can succeed. In this context, both historically occurring (ecclesiastical) disputes and demarcation efforts as well as systematic and ritual-theoretical drafts are to be considered. In addition, it must be clarified whether and to what extent magical and superstitious ideas have found their expression in the area of popular customs and in the understanding of sacraments and sacramentals (exorcism, words of consecration "Hoc est enim corpus", blessings of food, the use of blessed objects, etc.). Thus, the liturgical signs and symbols in sacramental celebrations (laying on of hands, holy water, etc.), which are still manifold today, are to be interpreted critically.Liturgy – sacraments – regional customs – popular piety – merely "hocus pocus"?
Assessment and permitted materials
Participation in the seminar sessions [in case of unexcused absence from more than one single block session (4x 45 minutes), the course can no longer be graded as passing].
The presentation on a chosen topic (with accompanying handout or Power-Point slides) and a written elaboration (= seminar paper) regarding the same subject matter is mandatory; the finished text ought to be 15 pages at minimum (font size 12, line spacing 1.5).By registering for this course, the participants agree that any course work will be electronically checked for the presence of plagiarisms.
The presentation on a chosen topic (with accompanying handout or Power-Point slides) and a written elaboration (= seminar paper) regarding the same subject matter is mandatory; the finished text ought to be 15 pages at minimum (font size 12, line spacing 1.5).By registering for this course, the participants agree that any course work will be electronically checked for the presence of plagiarisms.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Assessment standard for the grade: 50% seminar paper, 30% oral presentation, 20% active participation and participation in the discussion.
For the overall grade, all partial performances must have been positively completed.PLEASE NOTE: If the number of applications exceeds a certain limit, a selection process will be carried out by the course administration. The principle of first come, first serve does not apply.
For the overall grade, all partial performances must have been positively completed.PLEASE NOTE: If the number of applications exceeds a certain limit, a selection process will be carried out by the course administration. The principle of first come, first serve does not apply.
Examination topics
Presentation on a topic chosen at the beginning of the course, combined with a handout or Power Point slides and detailed discussion; preparation of a written seminar paper; active participation.
Reading list
Selected literature in German (a detailed list of publications will be announced at the beginning of the seminar):Kongregation für den Gottesdienst und die Sakramentenordnung, Direktorium zu Volksfrömmigkeit und Liturgie, 17. Dezember 2001 (Verlautbarungen des Apostolischen Stuhls 160), Bonn 2001Jürgen BÄRSCH, Die gelebte Religiosität und Liturgie des Mittelalters. Beobachtungen zur Geschichte einer komplexen Beziehung, in: Harald BUCHINGER u. a. (Hgg.), Liturgie – „Werk des Volkes“? Gelebte Religiosität als Thema der Liturgiewissenschaft (QD 324), Freiburg 2023, 116–142.
Christoph DAXELMÜLLER, Zauberpraktiken. Eine Ideengeschichte der Magie, Zürich 1993.
Walter DÜRIG, Die Verwendung des sogenannten Fluchpsalms 108(109) im Volksglauben und in der Liturgie, in: MThZ 24 (1973) 71–84.
Walter DÜRIG, Das Ordal der Psalterprobe im Codex latinus Monacensis 100, in: MThZ 24 (1973) 266–278.
Marco FRENSCHKOWSKI, Magie, in: Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum 23 (Stuttgart 2010) Sp. 857–957.
C. KAYSER, Der Gebrauch von Psalmen zur Zauberei, in: Zeitschrift der deutschen morgenländischen Gesellschaft (ZDMG) 42 (1888) 456–462.
Heinrich SCHAUERTE, Totbeten und Totenmessen für Lebende, in: ThGl 49 (1959) 141–144.
Klaus SCHREINER, Tot- und Mordbeten, Totenmessen für Lebende. Todeswünsche im Gewand mittelalterlicher Frömmigkeit, in: Das Andere wahrnehmen. Beiträge zur europäischen Geschichte [FS August NITSCHKE], hg. v. Martin KINTZINGER u. a., Köln 1991, 335–355.
Klaus SCHREINER, Litterae mysticae. Symbolik und Pragmatik heiliger Buchstaben, Texte und Bilder in Kirche und Gesellschaft des Mittelalters, in: Pragmatische Dimensionen mittelalterlicher Schriftkultur (MMAS 79), hg. v. Christel Meier u. a., München 2002, 277–337.
Robert W. SCRIBNER, Magie und Aberglaube. Zur volkstümlichen sakramentalen Denkart in Deutschland am Ausgang des Mittelalters, in: Peter DINZELBACHER – Dieter R. BAUER (Hgg.), Volksreligion im hohen und späten Mittelalter (QFG NF 13), Paderborn 1990, 253–273.
Christoph DAXELMÜLLER, Zauberpraktiken. Eine Ideengeschichte der Magie, Zürich 1993.
Walter DÜRIG, Die Verwendung des sogenannten Fluchpsalms 108(109) im Volksglauben und in der Liturgie, in: MThZ 24 (1973) 71–84.
Walter DÜRIG, Das Ordal der Psalterprobe im Codex latinus Monacensis 100, in: MThZ 24 (1973) 266–278.
Marco FRENSCHKOWSKI, Magie, in: Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum 23 (Stuttgart 2010) Sp. 857–957.
C. KAYSER, Der Gebrauch von Psalmen zur Zauberei, in: Zeitschrift der deutschen morgenländischen Gesellschaft (ZDMG) 42 (1888) 456–462.
Heinrich SCHAUERTE, Totbeten und Totenmessen für Lebende, in: ThGl 49 (1959) 141–144.
Klaus SCHREINER, Tot- und Mordbeten, Totenmessen für Lebende. Todeswünsche im Gewand mittelalterlicher Frömmigkeit, in: Das Andere wahrnehmen. Beiträge zur europäischen Geschichte [FS August NITSCHKE], hg. v. Martin KINTZINGER u. a., Köln 1991, 335–355.
Klaus SCHREINER, Litterae mysticae. Symbolik und Pragmatik heiliger Buchstaben, Texte und Bilder in Kirche und Gesellschaft des Mittelalters, in: Pragmatische Dimensionen mittelalterlicher Schriftkultur (MMAS 79), hg. v. Christel Meier u. a., München 2002, 277–337.
Robert W. SCRIBNER, Magie und Aberglaube. Zur volkstümlichen sakramentalen Denkart in Deutschland am Ausgang des Mittelalters, in: Peter DINZELBACHER – Dieter R. BAUER (Hgg.), Volksreligion im hohen und späten Mittelalter (QFG NF 13), Paderborn 1990, 253–273.
Association in the course directory
für 011 (15W) FTH 17 oder FTH 26, 198 418 BA UF RK 16, 199 518 MA UF RK 02 oder RK 05, 033 195 (17W) BRP 18krp, BRP 18ktb, 066 800 M21
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