HIST 3775 - Medieval Life, Religion and Thought

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 and completion of history requirements in Area E of the Core Curriculum
A study of the history, culture and religious life of the medieval world, the class examines documents, texts and archaeological data from Late Antiquity to the High Middle Ages (300-1500). Topics include the transformation of late Roman society and politics, kingship, chivalry and romance, religion, Icelandic sagas, philosophy and mysticism, historically understanding medieval texts, encounters with non-European cultures, crusade, plague and the life of the “3 orders.”