HIB016b Crusades in the Holy Land

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • History (programme FF, B-HI_) (2)
Course objectives
The lecture and seminar course emphasizes the knowledge of the main contexts that led to the proclamation of crusades to the Holy Land.
Learning outcomes
The graduate should be equipped with clear knowledge and understanding of the Crusades in the Holy Land that have influenced the Medieval Western Civilization.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, Literature
  • Byzantine at the End of the 11th century
  • The Holy Land at the End of the 11th century
  • Investiture Controversy
  • Pope Urban II and the First Crusade
  • Participants in the First crusade
  • Pogroms
  • Course of the First Crusade
  • Conquest of Jerusalem
  • Summary
Literature
    required literature
  • MAYER, Hans Eberhard, Dějiny křižových výprav, Praha 2013.
    recommended literature
  • HROCHOVÁ, Věra, HROCH, Miroslav, Křižáci ve Svaté zemi, Praha 1996.
  • RUNCIMAN, Steven, A history of the Crusades. vol. 1, The first Crusades and the foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Cambridge 1999.
  • HROCHOVÁ, Věra, Křížové výpravy ve světle soudobých kronik, Praha 1982.
  • RILEY-SMITH, Jonathan, The Oxford illustrated history of the Crusades, Oxford 1995.
Teaching methods
Lectures, workshops, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Students will present an essay on a given topic. The course is concluded with a written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023.
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