History 188 - Jihad and Crusade

Calendar of Readings and Assignments

This page will contain a fairly detailed list of what we will cover in each day of class. It also links to specific pages for each day, where outlines and images for each lecture are posted. You will need the username and password given out in the first day of class to access them.

Note: With some of the longer assignments, the passages will be broken up into sections. You will skim the entire text, read an assigned section diligently, and lead your peers through it during class.

Introductions
- Thursday, September 8 - Introductions
  - Syllabus
  - Who we are
  - Terms: Just War? Holy War? How does it work?
  - McCain and Carter
- Tuesday, September 13 - Urban II's call to crusade
  - Reading: First Crusade - 25-37
  - Due: R - 1
Holy War and Sacred Texts

Thursday, September 15 - Old Testament
- Reading: The Bible - Joshua 1-12, 1 Samuel 15-27 (NB: Really, I would like to assign all of 1 and 2 Samuel as well as Exodus. Skim if you can, especially if you are not familiar with the text).
- Due: R - 2
Tuesday, September 20 - New Testament and Augustine
- Reading: Print out and read Augustine, Contra Faustum. Find and read the episodes in the New Testament to which he refers.
- Due: R - 3
Thursday, September 22 - The Quran and Muslim Expansion
- Reading: Jihad in the Quran/Hadiths - Handout

Due: R - 4. Hand in reading journals

Introduction to the Crusades
- Tuesday, September 27 - Introduction to the Crusades
  - Reading: Tyerman, pp 1-92.

Due: R-5

First Crusade
- Thursday, September 29 - First Crusade: Unauthorized Responses
  - Reading: First Crusade - 102-151
  - Due: R - 6
  - Textual Analysis Exercise posted
- Tuesday, October 4 - First Crusade - Authorized responses
  - Reading: First Crusade - 47-101
  - Due: R - 7. Hand in reading journals
- Thursday, October 6 - First Crusade - Mini-Debates
  - Due: Textual Analysis Exercise
Library Information Session
- Tuesday, October 11 - Library Session with Kris MacPherson
Thursday, October 13 - Exam and Crusade Documentary 1 (30 minutes)
Thursday, October 20 - Crusade Documentary 1 and 2
- First Paper Assignment due (Document selection, early bibliography)
The Twelfth Century in the Levant
- Tuesday, October 25 - Zengi, Nur-ed-Din, and Jihad
  - Reading: Arab Historians - 41-86
  - Due: R - 8
- Thursday, October 27 - Bernard of Clairvaux and Militant Christendom
  - Reading: Handouts
  - Due: R - 9
- Tuesday, November 1 - Saladin and Richard the Lionhearted
  - Reading: Arab Historians - 87-175
  - Due: R - 10. Hand in reading journals.
- Thursday, November 3 - Saladin and Richard the Lionhearted (Documentary)
  - Reading: Arab Historians - 212-254 and Handouts
Crusades gone awry?
- Tuesday, November 8 - Fourth Crusade
  - Reading: "The Fourth Crusade and Holy War" (handout), and Christian Society 1-24.
  - Due: R - 12
- Thurdsay, November 10 - Fourth Crusade
  - Reading: "The Translation of the Body of the Blessed Simon the Prophet" (handout)
  - Due: R - 13
- Tuesday, November 15 - Second Exam
- Thursday, November 17 - Expansion of Crusades
  - Readings: Christian Society - 25-47
  - Due: R - 14
- Tuesday, November 22 - Paper Drafts Due - Peer Reviews
The Muslim Reconquest - Jihad unleashed?

Tuesday, November 29 - Thirteenth Century: Christian - Fifth Crusade and St. Louis
- Reading: Christian Society - 48-139
- Due: R - 15
- Papers returned
Thursday, December 1 - Thirteenth Century: Islamic - The Mamluk Triumph
- Reading: Arab Historians - 284-306
- Due: R - 16
Tuesday, December 6 - Thirteenth Century: Christians, Muslims, and Mongols
- Reading: Arab Historians 307-343. Handout on Muslim and Christian debate before the Mongols.
- Due: R - 17

The Legacy of the Crusades
- Thursday, December 8 - Tyerman: Part II
  - Reading: Tyerman - 93-210
  - Due: R - 18. Hand in reading journals
  - Questions
    - Distinctions between just and holy war
    - Distinctions between Christian holy war and jihad
    - Distinctions between Christian holy war and crusade
    - Effects of holy war on the lands sponsoring and the lands conquered
    - Relevance to today? Tyerman's theory. Yours.
- Tuesday, December 13 - Discussion of Final Papers
  - Final Papers Due!


Calendar of Readings and Assignments This page will contain a fairly detailed list of what we will cover in each day of class. It also links to specific pages for each day, where outlines and images for each lecture are posted. You will need the username and password given out in the first day of class to access them. Note: With some of the longer assignments, the passages will be broken up into sections. You will skim the entire text, read an assigned section diligently, and lead your peers through it during class. Introductions Thursday, September 8 - Introductions Syllabus Who we are Terms: Just War? Holy War? How does it work? McCain and Carter Tuesday, September 13 - Urban II's call to crusade Reading: First Crusade - 25-37 Due: R - 1 Holy War and Sacred Texts Thursday, September 15 - Old Testament Reading: The Bible - Joshua 1-12, 1 Samuel 15-27 (NB: Really, I would like to assign all of 1 and 2 Samuel as well as Exodus. Skim if you can, especially if you are not familiar with the text). Due: R - 2 Tuesday, September 20 - New Testament and Augustine Reading: Print out and read Augustine, Contra Faustum. Find and read the episodes in the New Testament to which he refers. Due: R - 3 Thursday, September 22 - The Quran and Muslim Expansion Reading: Jihad in the Quran/Hadiths - Handout Due: R - 4. Hand in reading journals Introduction to the Crusades Tuesday, September 27 - Introduction to the Crusades Reading: Tyerman, pp 1-92. Due: R-5 First Crusade Thursday, September 29 - First Crusade: Unauthorized Responses Reading: First Crusade - 102-151 Due: R - 6 Textual Analysis Exercise posted Tuesday, October 4 - First Crusade - Authorized responses Reading: First Crusade - 47-101 Due: R - 7. Hand in reading journals Thursday, October 6 - First Crusade - Mini-Debates Due: Textual Analysis Exercise Library Information Session Tuesday, October 11 - Library Session with Kris MacPherson Thursday, October 13 - Exam and Crusade Documentary 1 (30 minutes) Thursday, October 20 - Crusade Documentary 1 and 2 First Paper Assignment due (Document selection, early bibliography) The Twelfth Century in the Levant Tuesday, October 25 - Zengi, Nur-ed-Din, and Jihad Reading: Arab Historians - 41-86 Due: R - 8 Thursday, October 27 - Bernard of Clairvaux and Militant Christendom Reading: Handouts Due: R - 9 Tuesday, November 1 - Saladin and Richard the Lionhearted Reading: Arab Historians - 87-175 Due: R - 10. Hand in reading journals. Thursday, November 3 - Saladin and Richard the Lionhearted (Documentary) Reading: Arab Historians - 212-254 and Handouts Due: Paper Outlines - Summarize source. Summarize articles. Due: R-11 Crusades gone awry? Tuesday, November 8 - Fourth Crusade Reading: "The Fourth Crusade and Holy War" (handout), and Christian Society 1-24. Due: R - 12 Thurdsay, November 10 - Fourth Crusade Reading: "The Translation of the Body of the Blessed Simon the Prophet" (handout) Due: R - 13 Tuesday, November 15 - Second Exam Thursday, November 17 - Expansion of Crusades Readings: Christian Society - 25-47 Due: R - 14 Tuesday, November 22 - Paper Drafts Due - Peer Reviews The Muslim Reconquest - Jihad unleashed? Tuesday, November 29 - Thirteenth Century: Christian - Fifth Crusade and St. Louis Reading: Christian Society - 48-139 Due: R - 15 Papers returned Thursday, December 1 - Thirteenth Century: Islamic - The Mamluk Triumph Reading: Arab Historians - 284-306 Due: R - 16 Tuesday, December 6 - Thirteenth Century: Christians, Muslims, and Mongols Reading: Arab Historians 307-343. Handout on Muslim and Christian debate before the Mongols. Due: R - 17 The Legacy of the Crusades Thursday, December 8 - Tyerman: Part II Reading: Tyerman - 93-210 Due: R - 18. Hand in reading journals Questions Distinctions between just and holy war Distinctions between Christian holy war and jihad Distinctions between Christian holy war and crusade Effects of holy war on the lands sponsoring and the lands conquered Relevance to today? Tyerman's theory. Yours. Tuesday, December 13 - Discussion of Final Papers Final Papers Due!
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