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| Semester | spring semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Davide Scotto (davide.scotto@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This seminar explores the ways in which Christian theologians and humanists understood Judaism and Islam in the late medieval and Renaissance Europe. The physical and spiritual coexistence of three religions led to creative intellectual confrontation which often resulted in attempts to convert non-Christians either by peaceful strategies or by force. Starting from the representation of non-Christians in visual sources (world maps, illuminated manuscripts, statues), the seminar will tackle inter-faith debates on religious law, revelation, afterlife, prophethood, Trinity, the Scriptures and the Qur’an by examining a series of Christian writings (polemics, travel books, literary dialogues, translations) from 12th to early 16th century. |
| Bibliography | Jeremy Cohen, Living Letters of the Law. Ideas of the Jew in Medieval Christianity, Berkeley, 1999. Thomas E. Burman, Reading the Qur’ān in Latin Christendom, 1140-1560, Philadelphia, 2007. Suzanne C. Akbari, Idols in the East. European Representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100-1450, Ithaca (NY) 2012. Rita George-Tvrtković, A Christian Pilgrim in Medieval Iraq. Riccoldo da Montecroce’s Encounter with Islam, Turnhout, 2012. |
| Admission requirements | Für Studierende des BSF Geschichte im Grundstudium und mit abgeschlossenem Einführungskurs Geschichte. Bei Überbelegung kann die Teilnehmerzahl beschränkt werden, bevorzugt zugelassen werden Studierende des BSF Geschichte, die noch kein Proseminar in dem Modul absolviert haben. Teilnahme an der ersten Sitzung. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Fachwissenschaft / Geschichte (Master's Studies: Educational Sciences) Modul: Analysefelder: Ideen - Diskurse - Wissen (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Areas: Europa Global (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Areas: transnational - global (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Aufbau Frühe Neuzeit (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Aufbau Mittelalter (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Frühe Neuzeit (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Frühe Neuzeit (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Mittelalter (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Mittelalter (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Media and Imagination (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Geschichte, Literatur, Religion (Master's degree subject: Jewish Studies) Modul: Methoden - Reflexion - Theorien: Differenz - Identität - Kritik (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Methoden der Islamwissenschaft (Bachelor's degree subject: Middle Eastern Studies) Modul: Methoden der Near & Middle Eastern Studies (Master's degree subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Modul: Mittelalter / Frühe Neuzeit (Master's degree subject: History) Modul: Politik und Geschichte der Region (Neuzeit und Gegenwart) (Master's degree subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Modul: Profil: Renaissance (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Profil: Vormoderne (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Vertiefung Geschichte (Bachelor's degree subject: Jewish Studies) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Aktive Teilnahme. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Geschichte |