GREA HIBY 330 - Between Heaven&Earth:Byzantine Hist&Civ

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

This course focuses on the Byzantine - or East Roman - Empire. Despite recent promising trends, the Byzantine Empire is still inadequately understood in the West. To many of us, Byzantium evokes an image of exotic medievalism - a chimerical dreamscape, remote in both space and time. A primary goal of the course therefore is to make Byzantium both more real and more accessible. Bearing in mind that the Empire endured for over 1000 years, our voyage back in time will need to be selectively navigated. To this end, the course will focus on the following themes: The Relationship between 'Church and State'; The Cult of Images and the Iconoclastic Controversy; Conservatism and Innovation in Byzantine Culture; The Heritage of Classical Civilization; Relations between Byzantium and Western Europe; The Causes and Aftermath of the Crusades; and, The Byzantine Heritage in Modern Greece. The format of the course is devoted to both conventional lectures as well as regular weekly discussion of primary texts. (Athens, Greece, http://www.arcadiacenter.edu.gr/)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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