Cultural and Religious Structures

Code:

MHP005

Acronym:

ECR

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	History

Instance: 2025/2026 - 1S

Active?	Yes
E-learning page:	https://moodle.up.pt/
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in History and Heritage

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MHP	0	MHP - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The general aim of the c.u. is to promote reflection on cultural dynamics and how they articulate with societies. It emphasises the plural nature of the concept of "culture" and how it reflects the transformations experienced by societies.

Learning outcomes and competences

• To develop research in the field of cultural history.


• To contribute, in an original way, to historical and cultural studies, in dialogue with the existing historiography.


• Produce critical knowledge about any aspect of cultural history.


• Be able to understand the historical and cultural contexts of heritage.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Theoretical Foundations and Methodologies in the Study of Cultures
2. Culture and Power
Culture and Social Discipline
Cultural resistance
3. Identity(ies) and culture(s)
The construction of communities (local, national, transnational and diasporic)
Gender representations
Ethnicity and culture
4. Religiosity and social representations
Religion and cultural identity
Religious representations in art and literature
Religion as a tool of power and resistance
5. Material Culture
Objects and social structures
Consumption and material culture
6. Field trip (location to be defined each academic year and in conjunction with other MA courses)

Mandatory literature

Carlo Ginzburg ; A Micro-História e Outros Ensaios
Peter Burke; Formas de hacer historia. ISBN: 84-206-2765-8
Roger Chartier; A^história cultural
Stuart Hall; Cuestiones de identidad cultural. ISBN: 950-518-654-1

Complementary Bibliography

AZEVEDO, Carlos M. (dir.) ; - Dicionário de História Religiosa de Portugal, Círculo de Leitores, 2000
AZEVEDO, Carlos M. (dir.) ; História Religiosa de Portugal, Círculo de Leitores, 2000
DIAS, Geraldo J. A. Coelho ; Vila das Aves: história da paróquia e sua toponímia, Câmara Municipal de Santo Tirso, 1993
LIMA, José da Silva, ; Etnografia religiosa em Portugal, Círculo de Leitores,, 2002
PALOMO, Federico ; A Contra-Reforma em Portugal, 1540-1700., Livros Horizonte, 2006
Portugaliae Monumenta Misericordiarum , , União das Misericórdias Portuguesas, 2007. ISBN: 978-972-98904-5-1
José Manuel Sobral; "O Genuíno, o Espúrio e a Identidade Local: um Estudo de Caso das Políticas de Património em Meio Rural"., Etnográfica, VIII (2), pp. 243-271., 2004
Philip D. Curtin; Cross-cultural trade in world history. ISBN: 0-521-26931-8
Zygmunt Bauman; La^cultura como praxis. ISBN: 84-493-1184-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures followed by discussion of mandatory texts.

It is essential to read those texts beforehand! Students must bring to the sessions not only these texts (in paper or digital format), but also their notes and comments.

keywords

Social sciences > Anthropology > Cultural anthropology
Humanities > History > Church history
Social sciences
Humanities > History > Social history
Humanities > History > History of science

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Prova oral	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	70,00
Frequência das aulas	28,00
Trabalho de investigação	64,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Since the teaching load is concentrated in few sessions, it is essential that students are present in all of them.

Calculation formula of final grade

TE (written work) = 70%
Oral presentation of work (AOT): 30%



TE: the written work should be between 2500-2800 words (excluding the final bibliography, but including footnotes).

The work must be original and the student may not use AI tools to prepare or revise the text.

AOT: Once the written work has been submitted, all students must give a presentation and oral defence of their work. The date of the presentations will be communicated to the students at the beginning of the term.

Details and instructions for both the written work and the oral presentation will be made available on the u.c. moodle page at the beginning of the term.

Classification improvement

It is possible to improve the essay.

Observations

The sessions assume an attitude of participation by the student in order to prepare his own investigation.