History of Medieval Portuguese Culture

Code:

HISTO017

Acronym:

HCMEP

Instance: 2010/2011 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in History

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
HISTO	12	Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	2	-	6	-
			3
		Study Plan - History	3	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1) develop further critical knowledge on the different aspects dealt with
2) identify the factors that contributed to the development of institutions
3) develop the ability to analyse and summarise, and present results on research or reading carried out.

Program

1. Introduction: “Before Portugal” - cultural influences
1.1. The beginnings of Portuguese cultural life: key actors (Orosius, St. Martin of Dume /Braga, St. Frutuoso)
1.2. The presence of Frutuoso monasticism during the Reconquest
2. The first Portuguese Middle Ages (11th -13th centuries)
2.1 The Gregorian reform and the introduction of Cluny and Citeaux
2.2 An overview of education: monastic and Episcopal schools
2.3 The Troubadour culture
3. The late Middle Ages (14th -15th centuries)
3.1 The university
3.2 The development of chronicles
4. Varia
4.1 Libraries and scriptoria
4.2 Pilgrimages
4.3 Pre-Vicentine theatre

Mandatory literature

AZEVEDO, Carlos Moreira (coord.); Dicionário de História Religiosa de Portugal, 4 vols., Circulo de Leitores, 2001-2002. ISBN: 972-9114-14-5
AZEVEDO, Carlos Moreira (coord.); História Religiosa de Portugal, vol. 1 - Formação e limites da Cristandade, Circulo de Leitores, 2000
História da Universidade em Portugal, vol. 1, tomo 1 (1260-1536), Universidade de Coimbra/Fund. Calouste Gulbenkian, 1997
MATTOSO, José; Religião e Cultura na Idade Média Portuguesa, IN/CM, 1997. ISBN: 972-27-0845-7
MATTOSO, José; Portugal Medieval. Novas interpretações, Circulo de Leitores. Lisboa, 2002. ISBN: 972-42-2659-X
MARQUES, A.H. oliveira e SERRÃO, Joel (coord.); Nova História de Portugal, vols. III e IV, Lisboa, Ed. Presença, 1987 e 1996

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes and tutorials.

keywords

Humanities > History > Medieval history

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Trabalho escrito	50,00		2011-06-03
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Frequência das aulas	7	2011-06-03
	Estudo autónomo	49	2011-06-03
	Total:	56,00

Eligibility for exams

75% class attendance, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

50% in-class oral presentation of the assignment + 50 % written work

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.