HIST 362 - The Medieval Mediterranean

(3.00)

This course considers the medieval Mediterranean as an historical space and traces the development of the Latin West, Byzantium, and the Islamicate world within the Mediterranean frame. The course covers themes of conflict and coexistence, the movement of bodies and goods, and the lives of religious and ethnic minorities, while seeking to understand how Jews, Christians, and Muslims interacted with and reacted to each other. Students will learn how the legacy of medieval Mediterranean thinking about difference shaped European encounters with non-European cultures. Recommended Preparation HIST 110, or HIST 111.

Course ID: 54733
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR)