MEDIEVAL HISTORY

The teaching is divided into two parts that are closely related. The general course aims to the knowledge of the peculiar characteristics of the cultural, economics, philosophical, religious and social foundations from the Edict of Tolerance (313A. D.) to the action of Martin Luther (1483-1546). Inside the variegated world of the medieval society (centuries IV-XVI) the monographic course describes the diffusion of the pilgrimage, the development of the ways of communication and shelter at the time of the Crusades (Centuries XI-XIII) with particular attention to the itineraries that went from the Italian peninsula to the Holy Land.

Description of historic events that have characterized the Middle Ages (centuries IV-XVII) with detailed reference to the growth of pilgrimage and of the ways of travelling and assistance at the time of the Crusades (centuries XI-XIII).

General course (5 CFU). Textbook: Giovanni Vitolo, Medioevo. I caratteri originali di un’età di transizione, Sansoni Editore, Firenze 2000 (We have a lot of new impressions).

Monographic Study (1 CFU). Textbook: Dalle vie Francesche alla Francigena. Crociati e pellegrini verso la Terrasanta, Mario Adda Editore, Bari 2017.

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