HISA 6250 Medieval Religious Culture

HISA 6250 Medieval Religious Culture
Medieval Religious Culture
This seminar explores a variety of aspects of medieval religious beliefs and practices, raising questions about the specific character of medieval religious culture and about how historians study it. Themes addressed include the cult of the saints; monastic life and intellectual culture; gender and models of sanctity; art and religious meaning; relations between majorities and minorities; and popular religion.
credit hours: 3