In Late Antiquity (200-800 CE), certain men and women around the Mediterranean and beyond came to occupy a special place in the minds and lives of their contemporaries: they were known as holy men and women or saints. What led people to perceive someone as holy? What were the consequences of holiness for the persons themselves and the surrounding societies? When they intervene in their worlds, what are their sources of authority and power? How did these holy figures relate to the established institutions--secular and religious--that surrounded them? Working with a rich array of evidence, we will explore themes such as asceticism, embodied and verbal pedagogy, wealth and poverty, work, marginality, cultural difference, and protest\/resistance. We will journey from the lands of Gaul, Italy, and Spain to North Africa and Egypt and the Holy Land, to Armenia and the Fertile Crescent.<\/p>\n\n \n

Not offered in 2024-25<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n Credits:<\/label>\n \n 6\n <\/span>\n <\/li>\n
\n Liberal Arts Requirements:<\/label>\n \n CX, Cultural\/Literature<\/a>\n HI, Humanistic Inquiry<\/a>\n IS, International Studies<\/a>\n WR2 Writing Requirement 2<\/a>\n <\/span>\n <\/li>\n
\n Tags:<\/label>\n \n CL: 100 level<\/a>\n CLAS Pertinent<\/a>\n HIST Ancient & Medieval<\/a>\n HIST Environment and Health<\/a>\n HIST Pre-Modern<\/a>\n MARS Core Course<\/a>\n MARS Supporting<\/a>\n MEST Supporting Group 1<\/a>\n RELG Christian Traditions<\/a>\n RELG Pertinent Course<\/a>\n RELG XDept Pertinent<\/a>\n CLAS Historical Analysis<\/a>\n <\/span>\n <\/li>\n \n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n