Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2017-2018
HART 427 - MEDIEVAL PILGRIMAGE
Long Title: VISUAL CULATURE OF MEDIEVAL PILGRIMAGE
Department: Art History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This seminar explores the rich visual culture associated with Medieval pilgrimage between the fourth and fifteenth centuries. The experience of pilgrimage was shaped by symbols, images, and places encountered along the routes to sites of sacred significance, especially the roads to Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago, and Canterbury. We will examine the theological, practical, visual, and experiential aspects of pilgrimage in Western Europe and the Holy Land as understood through visual culture and contemporary texts. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HART 527. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HART 427 if student has credit for HART 527.