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Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Spring 2017 |
Registration ID | CSTSB214001 |
Course Title | Remembering the Saints |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Classical Culture and Society |
Instructor | Kuper,Charlie |
Times and Days | TTh 11:25am-12:45pm
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Room Location | TH104 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1003 This course is divided into two parts. In the first half of the semester, it will trace the rise and function of the holy women and men of late antiquity (300600 CE), with an emphasis on the literary portrayal of their lives, a genre called hagiography (sacred biography). Methods for reading and interpreting this large body of literature will play a key role in this part of the course. In the second half of the semester, the focus will shift from saint to devotee. Saints were like magnets that set the people of late antiquity into motion. By reading pilgrim travelogues and catalogues of miraculous healings, studying the archeological and artistic evidence for pilgrimage, we will explore the profound social and cultural impact the cult of the saints had on the peoples of this period. In addition to gaining a familiarity with the history of early Christian saints and the cults that arose around them, students will also investigate the many issues at stake in the study of late antique Christianity. This includes but is not limited to: the conflict between history and literature in hagiography, gender and sanctity in late antiquity, self-harm as religious practice in early Christianity, and the intersection of medicine, magic, and miracle. Approach: Inquiry into the Past (IP), Writing Attentive;, ; Enrollment Limit: 30; Enrollment Criteria: Permission of Instructor; |
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