Medieval Heresy (HIST2416)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities and Social Sciences
School
History,Philos,Religion&Class
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
3 Contact hours
Assessment methods
3 written assignments
Course enquiries
Dr K Rennie
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.
Course description
This course examines dissenting religious movements in Medieval (Western) Europe from c.1000-c.1500, focusing also on attitudes towards outsider groups within medieval society and the treatment of these groups by medieval Christians. Topics to be addressed include orthodoxy, the birth of popular heresy, the development of religious climate, dualist beliefs, evangelical and academic heresies, persecution of the Jews, the Inquisition, and the theology of persecution. This course may not run if there are fewer than 20 enrolments.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |