HZCCDDRP07 Dynasty and dynasticism: the Middle Ages, Czech reality, Central European context

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Kozák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Kozák, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Contact Person: Bc. Eva Jakubcová
Prerequisites
An active, discussion approach is a prerequisite for passing the oral exam.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminar is devoted to the phenomena of dynasty and dynasticism as key categories from the history of power (not only) in the Middle Ages. With regard to the generally universalist concept of dynasticism, the basic framework given by the focus on the medieval reality of the Bohemian lands is programmatically viewed from the perspective of the (Central) European context. Attention will be paid to selected topics and methodological approaches in the field of instrumentalization and distribution of sovereign power. Emphasis will be placed on constructing the legitimacy of power and on the competitive legitimization strategies developed by individual ruling (royal, princely) dynasties in order to ensure acceptance of their claimed dominance by other ruling families, privileged subjects (states) and the broadest strata of the controlled population.
Learning outcomes
By completing the course, the student will deepen in a comprehensive way practical and theoretical knowledge about the functioning of the pre-modern state, whose existence was firmly rooted in the categories of monarchism and dynasticism. At the same time, they will master the currently discussed problems of a methodological nature both in the context of Czech and (Central) European historiography.
Syllabus
  • 1. entry delimitation;
  • 2. ruler;
  • 3. dynasty;
  • 4. court;
  • 5. residence;
  • 6. distribution of power;
  • 7. legality, legitimacy;
  • 8. theatrum ceremoniale;
  • 9. memoria;
  • 10. archontology;
  • 11. itinerary;
  • 12. (non)powerful woman;
  • 13. conclusion.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Węcowski, P.: Początki Polski w pamięci historycznej póżnego średniowiecza. Kraków 2014.
  • Nodl, M. – Węcowski, P. (eds.): Memoria et damnatio memoriae ve středověku, Colloquia mediaevalia Pragensia 15. Praha 2014.
  • Algazi, G.: Herrengewalt und Gewalt der Herren im späten Mittelalter. Herrschaft, Gegenseitigkeit und Sprachgebrauch. Frankfurt am Main – New York 1996.
  • Butz, R. – Hirschbiegel, J. – Willoweit, D. (eds.): Hof und Theorie. Annäherungen an ein historisches Phänomen. Norm und Struktur. Studien zum sozialen Wandel in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit. Band 22. Köln – Weimar – Wien 2004.
  • Kozák, P.: Zrod stavovského Hlohovska. Mocenská uskupení ve slezském pozdním středověku. Opava 2008.
  • Nodl, M. – Šmahel F. (eds.): Slavnosti, ceremonie a rituály v pozdním středověku. Praha 2014.
  • Goetz, H.-W.: Moderne Mediävistik. Stand und Perspektiven der Mittelalterforschung. Darmstadt 1999.
  • Antonín, R.: Ideální panovník českého středověku. Kulturně-historická skica z dějin středověkého myšlení. Praha 2013.
  • Heimann, H.-D.: Hausordnung und Staatsbildung. Innerdynastische Konflikte als Wirkungsfaktoren der Herrschaftsverfestigung bei den wittelsbachischen Rheinpfalzgrafen und den Herzögen von Bayern. Paderborn – München – Wien – Zürich 1993.
  • Nowakowska, N. (ed.): Remembering the Jagiellonians. London - New York 2019.
  • Vybíral, Z.: Politická komunikace aristokratické společnosti českých zemí na počátku novověku. České Budějovice 2005.
  • Heck, U.: Stände und frühe ständische Aktivitäten in Mecklenburg. Von der Mitte des 12. bis zur Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts. Rostock 1999.
  • Beránek, O. – Cermanová, P. – Hrubý, J. (eds.): Jedno slunce na nebi, jeden vládce na zemi. Legitimita moci ve 14. století. Praha 2017.
  • Althoff, G.: Die Macht der Rituale. Symbolik und Herrschaft im Mittelalter. Darmstadt 2003.
  • Vybíral, Z.: Stavovství a dějiny moci v českých zemích na prahu novověku. Nové cesty ke starému tématu. Český časopis historický 99, 2001, s. 725-759.
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation, frontal teaching, work with resources, discussion.
Assessment methods
Oral exam, active approach.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 13 hod. sem. bloková výuka.
Teacher's information
The course will be closed by an oral exam. Part of the evaluation is an active approach in class.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Winter 2023, Summer 2024, Winter 2024, Summer 2025.
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