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090111 SE The cult of saints and hagiography in Late Antiquity and Byzantium (2025W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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We 21.01. 12:30-14:00
Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
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 01.09.2025 06:00 to We 24.09.2025 23:59
- Registration is open from Mo 13.10.2025 06:00 to Th 16.10.2025 14:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.10.2025 23:59
Details
max. 14 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
no class on 15. 10.
- Wednesday 08.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Wednesday 15.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Wednesday 22.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Wednesday 29.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Wednesday 05.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Wednesday 12.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Wednesday 19.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Wednesday 26.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Wednesday 03.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Wednesday 10.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Wednesday 17.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Wednesday 07.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- N Wednesday 21.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Wednesday 28.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Contributions to class discussion based on weekly reading assignments (30%), a short oral report of 15 minutes (10%), oral presentations of 20 minutes of each students' research project (20%), written seminar paper (max. 25 pages/75000 words, plus footnotes and bibliography) (40%).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Basic knowledge based on the content of the course sessions, augmented by independent reading and research.
Examination topics
Contributions to class discussion based on weekly reading assignments (30%), a short oral report of 15 minutes (10%), oral presentations of 20 minutes of each students' research project (20%), written seminar paper (max. 25 pages/75000 words, plus footnotes and bibliography) (40%).
Reading list
The Cult of Saints (https://cultofsaints.history.ox.ac.uk)
Aigrain, R., L’agiographie. Ses sources, ses méthodes, son histoire (Paris, 1953)
The Ashgate Research Companion to Byzantine Hagiography, ed. S. Efthymiadis, 2 vols. (Farnham, 2011-2014)
Weitere Lektüre wird im Laufe des Semesters bekannt gegeben.
Aigrain, R., L’agiographie. Ses sources, ses méthodes, son histoire (Paris, 1953)
The Ashgate Research Companion to Byzantine Hagiography, ed. S. Efthymiadis, 2 vols. (Farnham, 2011-2014)
Weitere Lektüre wird im Laufe des Semesters bekannt gegeben.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: We 14.01.2026 11:26
The veneration of saints constituted a central aspect of religious life in Byzantium. This included the composition of hagiographical texts. The seminar explores the development and significance of the cult of saints and hagiography in the Greek Middle Ages, spanning from the 4th to the 15th century.
Objectives
The aim of the seminar is to provide in-depth engagement with hagiographical literature within the framework of the cult of saints in Byzantium. Students will become acquainted with the history of research, methodological approaches, and the essential scholarly tools required for independent research.
Method
The course combines an introduction to primary sources and the history of research with joint discussions and independent research by the participants, carried out in consultation with the instructor.