ID:
501006
Duration (hours):
36
CFU:
6
SSD:
STORIA MEDIEVALE
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Primo Semestre (22/09/2025 - 19/12/2025)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
- to acquire detailed knowledge of a topic of medieval social history
- to acquire general knowledge of the typology of sources for medieval history
- to approach the reading of original sources, textual critique and the linguistic problems raised by medieval texts
- to read critically the results of modern research on the Middle Ages
- to get insights in the most important bibliography on the topic
- to acquire general knowledge of the typology of sources for medieval history
- to approach the reading of original sources, textual critique and the linguistic problems raised by medieval texts
- to read critically the results of modern research on the Middle Ages
- to get insights in the most important bibliography on the topic
Course Prerequisites
Sufficient knowledge of Mediaeval History.
Teaching Methods
The class will consist of lectures and workshops. Students will be guided through the close reading of a variety of sources (archival documents, manuscripts, images, monuments) as well as through critical examination of the most recent scholarship. Visual and IT tools will be employed. The organization of one or more cultural visits or fieldworks will be considered. Learning materials will be mainly provided digitally (geo-historical maps, chronological tables, copies of essays and images) and will be available on KIRO.
Assessment Methods
Oral examination
Texts
Required reading for class participant:
1. A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age, ed. Walter Simons, London 2020
2. ANDREA ZORZI (con ENRICO FAINI, FRANCESCO MORES, PIERLUIGI TERENZI), Manuale di storia medievale, Seconda edizione, Torino, UTET, 2021, p. 330 s.
3. Notes from the lectures
Required reading for students who are unable to attend the course sessions:
1. A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age, ed. Walter Simons, London 2020. In alternativa: La pace fra realtà e utopia (Quaderni di storia religiosa), Sommacampagna, Cierre, 2005
2. A cultural history of peace in the Renaissance, ed. Isabella Lazzarini, London 2020 (only Introduction, pp. 1-14)
3. Anne Marie Wolf, Peace in the Middle Ages : exploring Jewish, Christian, and Muslim perspectives, New York 2024.
4. ANDREA ZORZI (con ENRICO FAINI, FRANCESCO MORES, PIERLUIGI TERENZI), Manuale di storia medievale, Seconda edizione, Torino, UTET, 2021, p. 330 s.
Bibliography
A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age, ed. Walter Simons, London 2020
Anne Marie Wolf, Peace in the Middle Ages : exploring Jewish, Christian, and Muslim perspectives, New York 2024
A cultural history of peace in the Renaissance, ed. Isabella Lazzarini, London 2020
Pace e guerra nel basso medioevo. Atti del XL Convegno storico internazionale, Todi, 12-14 ottobre 2003, Spoleto, Centro italiano di studi sull’alto medioevo 2004 (vanno preparati solo i saggi di F. Cardini, R.E. Lerner, L. Lanza, S. Simonetta, D. Quaglioni, M.L. Picascia, G. Tognetti, R.M. Dessì, A. Vauchez, M. Oldoni, M. Gargiulo, G.P. Maggioni)
La pace fra realtà e utopia (Quaderni di storia religiosa), Sommacampagna, Cierre, 2005.
1. A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age, ed. Walter Simons, London 2020
2. ANDREA ZORZI (con ENRICO FAINI, FRANCESCO MORES, PIERLUIGI TERENZI), Manuale di storia medievale, Seconda edizione, Torino, UTET, 2021, p. 330 s.
3. Notes from the lectures
Required reading for students who are unable to attend the course sessions:
1. A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age, ed. Walter Simons, London 2020. In alternativa: La pace fra realtà e utopia (Quaderni di storia religiosa), Sommacampagna, Cierre, 2005
2. A cultural history of peace in the Renaissance, ed. Isabella Lazzarini, London 2020 (only Introduction, pp. 1-14)
3. Anne Marie Wolf, Peace in the Middle Ages : exploring Jewish, Christian, and Muslim perspectives, New York 2024.
4. ANDREA ZORZI (con ENRICO FAINI, FRANCESCO MORES, PIERLUIGI TERENZI), Manuale di storia medievale, Seconda edizione, Torino, UTET, 2021, p. 330 s.
Bibliography
A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age, ed. Walter Simons, London 2020
Anne Marie Wolf, Peace in the Middle Ages : exploring Jewish, Christian, and Muslim perspectives, New York 2024
A cultural history of peace in the Renaissance, ed. Isabella Lazzarini, London 2020
Pace e guerra nel basso medioevo. Atti del XL Convegno storico internazionale, Todi, 12-14 ottobre 2003, Spoleto, Centro italiano di studi sull’alto medioevo 2004 (vanno preparati solo i saggi di F. Cardini, R.E. Lerner, L. Lanza, S. Simonetta, D. Quaglioni, M.L. Picascia, G. Tognetti, R.M. Dessì, A. Vauchez, M. Oldoni, M. Gargiulo, G.P. Maggioni)
La pace fra realtà e utopia (Quaderni di storia religiosa), Sommacampagna, Cierre, 2005.
Contents
eaces and Processes of Pacification in Medieval Europe The course seeks to question the conventional representation of the Middle Ages as an age defined exclusively by warfare, by examining both the theoretical reflections of jurists and theologians on the notion of peace and the concrete practices and rituals of pacification—whether public or private. Central attention will be devoted to the rich polysemy of the term pax, conceived not solely as the absence of conflict but also in its broader social and political dimensions: concord and harmony understood as aspirations toward equity, social justice, and the common good. Within this framework, particular emphasis will be placed on specific historical contexts, including the Carolingian era and the pre-communal and communal periods, with close consideration of representations, images, and performative gestures. In accordance with the approach of the most recent scholarship in “material history,” the course will also investigate the objects and spaces associated with peace.
Course Language
Italian
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