5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2018-2019 !
Teacher(s)
Somers Véronique;
Language
French
Prerequisites
None
Main themes
Students will be introduced to the countries, history and culture of people and communities in the Near East with Christian (non-catholic) beliefs. Special regions with Aramaic (Syriac) population in Syria-Mesopotamia are brought into focus. The course introduces into several topics :
1. Countries and regions of Eastern Christian communities and their history from the 4th century to Medieval times ;
2. Christian Oriental sciences and litteratures ;
3. Cultural urban centres (Alexandria, Antiochia, Edessa, Mosul, Baghdad etc.) and important monastic places (in Palestine, Turqey, Syria, Iran, Egypt, Sinai etc.) ;
4. Main historical features of Syriac christianity in the Near East from the 4th century to modern times ; its former cultural impact in Central Asia and India.
1. Countries and regions of Eastern Christian communities and their history from the 4th century to Medieval times ;
2. Christian Oriental sciences and litteratures ;
3. Cultural urban centres (Alexandria, Antiochia, Edessa, Mosul, Baghdad etc.) and important monastic places (in Palestine, Turqey, Syria, Iran, Egypt, Sinai etc.) ;
4. Main historical features of Syriac christianity in the Near East from the 4th century to modern times ; its former cultural impact in Central Asia and India.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | By the end of the course, students will have acquired knowledge about Christian (non-catholic) people in the Near East in their diverse geographic, historical and cultural setting. They will learn to use the main sources and reference books for carrying out (individually or in group) a small research topic and presenting it to the class. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Faculty or entity
GLOR
