A sound and wide-ranging understanding of the fundamental world views and ways of thought of the European Middle Ages and early modern period is essential to students undertaking advanced (Level 3) study of medieval and early modern history, literature, art, society and culture. This unit introduces students to a diversity of medieval and early modern world views, as manifested primarily in the religious cultures and epistemologies of pre-modern Europe. Studying this unit deepens students' essential knowledge base in medieval and early modern studies (MEMS) through analysis of the beliefs, cosmologies, and epistemologies of Catholic, Protestant, heretical, Jewish, and Muslim cultures. It... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Jacqueline Van Gent
Prerequisites: ENGL1001 Journeys: Texts across place and Time or ENGL1114 Romance: Narratives of Imagination or HIST1001 Old Worlds and New Empires or HIST1101 Old Worlds and New Empires or VISA1000 Great Moments in Art
