HISTORY 356

Body and Blood: Religious Cultures and Conflicts c.50-1650

Description

"Body and Blood" offers an examination of Christianity, Islam and Judaism mainly in the late antique and medieval periods, and considers the conflicts which shaped the three faiths.

We will examine the roots of Christian and Muslim religious thinking, their interaction with Jewish and Pagan traditions, the Crusades, aspects of the Jewish-Christian debate, heresy, schisms within Christianity and developments within Islam.

The course covers a wide span of history, covering aspects of the late Roman, early medieval, high and late medieval periods, and will finish with the Reformation of the sixteenth century and its immediate aftermath. The emphasis is on relations between different religious cultures, and the ways in which both conflict and tolerance shaped their identities.

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For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2025

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Kim Phillips
Lecturer(s) Dr Lindsay Diggelmann

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

HISTORY 356: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed

Restrictions

HISTORY 243