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090019 VO Introduction to Byzantine Studies (2026W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 9 - Altertumswissenschaften
STEOP
Tu 06.10. 12:30-14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock

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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 13.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 20.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 27.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 03.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 10.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 17.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 24.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 01.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 15.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 12.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 19.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

This lecture aims to provide an introduction to the study of Byzantium – an empire of rare longevity (4th–15th centuries) and remarkable resilience. This resilience enabled the empire to regenerate and reinvent itself following several momentous events. This introduction aims, on the one hand, to familiarise participants with the key aspects of Byzantine civilisation (the imperial court, the role of the capital Constantinople, its worldview and value system, and its relationship with antiquity and Christianity) and the major phases of a thousand years of Byzantine history. It also aims to present the various approaches and methods used in the study of Byzantium, whether based on material and visual culture (art history, sigillography, numismatics, archaeology) or on texts and documents (social and political history, intellectual history and philosophy, theology, the history of science and literature).

Assessment and permitted materials

Schriftliche Prüfung am Ende des Semesters. Es sind keine Hilfsmittel zugelassen.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Die Antworten auf die Prüfungsfragen müssen ein gutes Verständnis der in der Vorlesung behandelten Themen, eine Auseinandersetzung mit den vorgestellten Quellen sowie allgemeine Kenntnisse der byzantinischen Geschichte und der in der Byzantinistik angewandten Methoden belegen.

Examination topics

Inhalt der Lehrveranstaltungen, empfohlene Lektüre, eigenständige Lektüre.

Reading list

Judith HERRIN, Byzanz: Die erstaunliche Geschichte eines mittelalterlichen Imperiums. Ditzingen, Reclam, 2022.

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