| 1 |
Introduction (or possibly a rant): What the Middle Ages are not |
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| 2 |
Disintegration of the Roman Empire |
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| 3 |
Regularization of Monastic life |
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| 4 |
Conversion of the Franks |
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| 5 |
Conversion of England and the North |
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| 6 |
Persistence of Nordic Paganism |
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| 7 |
The Carolingian Court |
Preliminary bibliographies due for final project |
| 8 |
Conflict with Byzantium |
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| 9 |
Crusading: or the Making of a Saint |
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| 10 |
Female Saints: Music and the Visionary |
Literature review due (5 pages) |
| 11 |
Love, Logic, and the Politics of the Intellectual Life |
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| 12 |
The Wider Medieval World |
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| 13 |
Last Class
Opportunity for Presentation of Student Papers |
Final paper drafts due 3 days after session 13 |