Universität Wien

090086 SE The Archaeology of Monasticism in Late Antiquity (2023W)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 9 - Altertumswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 15 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 12.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
Thursday 19.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
Thursday 09.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
Thursday 16.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
Thursday 23.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
Thursday 30.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
Thursday 07.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
Thursday 14.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
Thursday 11.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
Thursday 18.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
Thursday 25.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The seminar aims to provide an overview of Late Antique monastecism in the Mediterranean with specific attention to the topographical placement of Monasteries, and their architectural features, structural diversity, and decorative elements. The discussion will encompass aspects of gender, diversity, social and speritual life according to the written sources together with aspects of material culture according to Archaeology. In addition the impact of ecclesiastic, imperial, private evergetism, and pilgrimage on the development of the built environment will also be discussed. Students will be invited to reflect on the wider impact of monasteries on the landscape and their role in the wider frame of regional and intraregional economy.

Assessment and permitted materials

Presentation (30 -45 min.) with handout and written work (approx. 20 pages, without illustrations and bibliography) on the topic of the presentation, including the discussion and points of criticism after the presentation. The list of topics for the presentations will be presented in the first session.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The presentation and written work must each be assessed positively and account for 30% and 40% of the overall grade. Active participation (contributions to discussions) accounts for 30% of the overall grade.
Two absences are permitted; in the case of three missing hours, an additional short written text must be provided.

Examination topics

Course with continuous assessment

Reading list

J. Ashkenazi – M. Aviam, Monasteries, Monks, and Villages in Western Galilee in Late Antiquity, Journal of Late Antiquity, 5.2, 2013, pp. 269-297.
L. Blanke, An Archaeology of Egyptian Monasticism: Settlement, Economy and Daily Life of the White Monastery Federation. New Haven: Yale Egyptological Publications 2019.
L. Blanke, and J. Cromwell (eds.). Monastic Economies in Late Antique Egypt and Palestine, Cambridge University Press 2023.
D. L. Brooks Hedstrom, The Monastic Landscape of Late Antique Egypt. An Archaeological Reconstruction, Cambridge 2017.
D.J. Chitty, The Desert a City. An Introduction to the Study of Egyptian and Palestinian Monasticism under the Christian Empire, 1966, Oxford.
Y. Hirschfeld, The Judean Desert Monasteries in the Byzantine Period, New Haven-London, 1992.
J. Patrich, Sabas, Leader of Palestinian Monasticism: A Comparative Study in Eastern Monasticism, Fourth to Seventh Centuries, Washington, D.C. 1995.
C. Rapp, Brother-Making in Late Antiquity and Byzantium. Monks, Laymen, and Christian Ritual, New York, 2016, pp. 88-156.
D. Reynolds, Monasticism in early Islamic Palestine: contours of debate, in R. Hoyland (ed.), The late antique world of early Islam: Muslims among Christians and Jews in the East Mediterranean, London, 2015, pp. 339-391.
A.-M. Talbot, Women’s Space in Byzantine Monasteries, Dumbarton Oaks Papers 52 (1998), pp. 113-127.
Zusätzliche Bibliographie und Lektüre werden bereitgestellt

Association in the course directory

Anrechenbar: im Fachbereich Frühchristliche Archäologie:
im BA: M14;
im MA: PM3, PM4, PM5;

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