ARCHSTN042 Archeology of medieval and modern sacral architecture

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. et PhDr. Markéta Tymonová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. et PhDr. Markéta Tymonová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. et PhDr. Markéta Tymonová, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Wed 17:15–18:50 M9
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
ARCHSTN042/A: Wed 18:55–19:40 M9, M. Tymonová
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Czech and European church history.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In the course focused on church issues, students will get to know the spiritual and material evidence of religion of life in the form of sacral architecture, funeral rites and monuments associated with the Christian cult. The interpretation will outline the development of church organization, the building of parish and order structures, the functions of churches and monasteries, liturgy and principles religious life, funeral customs, the cult of saints and the role of pilgrimage. Attention will be paid to reform movements and non-Christian confessions, which contributed to the diversification of religious thinking. Factography of individual topics will be discussed in lectures and developed using practical examples in seminars.
Learning outcomes
Orientation in church issues. Knowledge of relevant sources in the scope of lectures and basic literature. Application of knowledge in archaeological practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. Religious systems and their ideological sources, sources, terminology, literature. 2. Pagan and Christian tradition, church mission and reception of Christianity. 3. Archaeological evidence of Christianization (church architecture, rite, objects). 4. Administrative development of the parish organization in Bohemia and Moravia. 5. Religious life and its forms, religious houses, monastic schools and scriptoriums. 6. Orders with a monastic and military way of life, economic courts. 7. Churches and monasteries, plaques, votive objects and documents of liturgical activity. 8. Cemeteries and burial practices, ossaries, ossuaries, devotionals. 9. Medieval pilgrimages and the cult of saints, places of pilgrimage, routes and "souvenirs". 10. Church crisis (Hussiteism, Reformation and Protestantism, Brethren Unity, New Baptists). 11. Manifestations of religious thinking in the profane area. 12. Non-Christian monuments, Judaism. 13. The civilizing contribution of religion to the formation of the spiritual foundations of European identity. Study
Literature
    required literature
  • Sommer, P.: Začátky křesťanství v Čechách. Kapitoly z dějin raně středověké duchovní kultury v Čechách. Praha 2001.
  • Unger, J.: Archeologie církevních památek na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Opava 2008.
  • Unger, J.: Pohřební ritus 1. až 20. století v Evropě z antropologicko-archeologické perspektivy. Brno 2006.
    recommended literature
  • Kouřil, P. (ed.): Velká Morava a počátky křesťanství. Brno 2014.
  • Galuška, L. – Poláček, L.: Církevní architektura v centrální oblasti velkomoravského státu. In: Sommer, P. (ed.): České země v raném středověku. Praha 2006, 92-153.
  • Vencl, S.: Dřevěná sakrální architektura a archeologie: ecclesia lignea jako zvláštní případ archeologických pozůstatků snížené viditelnosti. K poctě Vladimíru Podborskému, Brno 2014, 517-524.
  • Ahrens, C.: Die frühen Holzkirchen Europas. Stuttgart 2001.
  • Měřínský, Z., Podíl archeologie na výzkumu středověké architektury 11. až 1. poloviny 16. století na Moravě a ve Slezsku, Archaeologia historica 11, 1986, 25-38.
  • Štefan, I. – Varadzin, L.: Super altare in ecclesia tua.Die Anfänge der Pfarrorganisation in den böhmischen Ländern aus archäologischer Sicht. Praehistorica 31/2, 2014, 357-372.
  • Sommer, P.: Jeden den v sázavském klášteře. In: Nodl, M. – Sommer, P. (eds.): Jeden den ve středověku. Praha 2014, 57-88.
  • Kuthan, J.: Česká architektura v době posledních Přemyslovců. Města – hrady – kostely. Vimperk 1994.
  • Bobková, L. – Konvičná, J. (ed.): Náboženský život a církevní poměry v zemích Koruny české ve 14. – 17. století. Praha 2009.
  • Vlček, P. – Sommer, P. – Foltýn, D.: Encyklopedie českých klášterů. Praha 1997.
  • LeGoff, J.: Kultura středověké Evropy. Praha 2005.
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars.
Assessment methods
Oral or written exam, attendance at seminars (75%), active approach.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2022, Winter 2024.
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