History, Anthropology, Religions

No prerequisites required.

Not compulsory.

Frontal/traditional teaching

Teaching (channel L-Z) is aimed at students whose initial surname is between the letters L and Z; in case of a double surname, the initial of the first one will be take into account. Considering the perfectly overlapping context data (semester, days, lesson schedules and bibliography of examination) will not be accepted in any case questions of transition from one channel to another. During the 84 hours of lectures will be retraced over a thousand years of medieval history, from the fourth century to the fifteenth century. The lessons will be divided into blocks of different duration based on the number of topics to be developed: 1. The centuries of late antiquity when the Roman world is changing as a result of migratory, warlike, settlement, socio-political phenomena; 2. The early medieval centuries when new experiences are being structured; 3. The central centuries of the Middle Ages in which there is a very significant growth in all areas; 4. The Later Middle Ages centuries as a period of transition to the modern age.

Since this is a teaching aimed at students in the first year of the course it's sufficient the knowledge acquired in the educational path of secondary school. For foreign students - attending and non-attending students - a fundamental prerequisite is the ability to read, understand and speak the Italian language fluently with language skills more than good.

COMPULSORY TEXTS ATTENDING STUDENTS: 1. PAOLO GRILLO, "Storia medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo", seconda edizione, Milano, Pearson, 2024; 2. FRANCESCO SENATORE, "Medioevo. Istruzioni per l'uso", terza edizione, Milano-Torino, Pearson, 2022. 3. ONE TEXT CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT FROM THE LIST BELOW: a) Albertoni G., "Vassalli, feudi, feudalesimo", Roma, Carocci, 2015; b) Contamine Ph., "La guerra dei Cent’Anni", Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013 (II edizione) c) D’Acunto N., "La lotta per le investiture. Una rivoluzione medievale (998-1122)", Roma, Carocci, 2020; d) Ducellier A., Micheau F., "L’Islam nel Medioevo", Bologna, Il Mulino, 2004; e) Franceschi F., Taddei I., "Le città italiane nel Medioevo (XII-XIV secolo)", Bologna, Il Mulino, 2012; f) Gasparri S., "Italia longobarda. Il regno, i Franchi, il papato", Bari-Roma, Laterza, 2012 (o una qualsiasi delle ristampe successive); g) Jussen B., "I franchi", Bologna, Il Mulino, 2015; h) Keller H., "Gli Ottoni. Una dinastia imperiale fra Europa e Italia (secc. X e XI)", Roma, Carocci, 2012; i) Merlo G.G., "Eretici ed eresie medievali", Bologna, Il Mulino, 2019; j) Musarra A., "1492. Diario del primo viaggio", Bari-Roma, Laterza, 2022; k) Russo L., "I crociati in Terrasanta. Una nuova storia (1095-1291)", Roma, Carocci, 2018; l) Tanzini L., "1345. La bancarotta di Firenze", Roma, Salerno, 2018. Considering that the materials analyzed and discussed during the lessons will be part of the examination program of attending students and in order to balance the overall bibliography, students who will not be able to attend the lessons will report on the following COMPULSORY TEXTS: 1. PAOLO GRILLO, "Storia medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo", seconda edizione, Milano, Pearson, 2024; 2. FRANCESCO SENATORE, "Medioevo. Istruzioni per l'uso", terza edizione, Milano-Torino, Pearson, 2022. 3. TWO TEXTS CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT FROM THE LIST BELOW: a) Albertoni G., "Vassalli, feudi, feudalesimo", Roma, Carocci, 2015; b) Contamine Ph., "La guerra dei Cent’Anni", Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013 (II edizione) c) D’Acunto N., "La lotta per le investiture. Una rivoluzione medievale (998-1122)", Roma, Carocci, 2020; d) Ducellier A., Micheau F., "L’Islam nel Medioevo", Bologna, Il Mulino, 2004; e) Franceschi F., Taddei I., "Le città italiane nel Medioevo (XII-XIV secolo)", Bologna, Il Mulino, 2012; f) Gasparri S., "Italia longobarda. Il regno, i Franchi, il papato", Bari-Roma, Laterza, 2012 (o una qualsiasi delle ristampe successive); g) Jussen B., "I franchi", Bologna, Il Mulino, 2015; h) Keller H., "Gli Ottoni. Una dinastia imperiale fra Europa e Italia (secc. X e XI)", Roma, Carocci, 2012; i) Merlo G.G., "Eretici ed eresie medievali", Bologna, Il Mulino, 2019; j) Musarra A., "1492. Diario del primo viaggio", Bari-Roma, Laterza, 2022; k) Russo L., "I crociati in Terrasanta. Una nuova storia (1095-1291)", Roma, Carocci, 2018; l) Tanzini L., "1345. La bancarotta di Firenze", Roma, Salerno, 2018.

Lessons will be frontal with the addition of supplementary materials (sources, maps, images) that will be read, discussed and analyzed in the classroom. Students will be invited to propose topics for discussion, to ask questions, to make their critical contribution to the common dialogue. The lessons will take place exclusively in Italian, therefore foreign students will have to possess more than good skills in the Italian language, being therefore able to understand and express themselves fluently in Italian.

Attendance is recommended, but not mandatory.

The test will take place in the form of an interview exclusively in Italian. Foreign students will take the test equally in Italian, they will have to have language skills more than good and express themselves in a fluent Italian. Attending students will have to report not only on compulsory texts, but also on all materials read, discussed, analyzed, distributed in class or possibly uploaded on the institutional platform chosen. Non-attending students will only report on the given bibliography. There are no exemptions, ongoing tests, neither written nor oral checks during the course and even after the end of the lectures. The dates of the exam will be included in the InfoStud system according to the educational calendar decided and disseminated by the Faculty and will be the institutional opportunities to demonstrate the acquired skills.

PAOLO CAMMAROSANO - FABIO MEZZONE, "Piccolo Atlante di Storia Medievale. 249-1492", terza ristampa, Trieste, CERM, 2019.

Lessons will be frontal with the addition of supplementary materials (sources, maps, images) that will be read, discussed and analyzed in the classroom. Students will be invited to propose topics for discussion, to ask questions, to make their critical contribution to the common dialogue. The lessons will take place exclusively in Italian, therefore foreign students will have to possess more than good skills in the Italian language, being therefore able to understand and express themselves fluently in Italian.