Powers, Religion, Narrative and Normative Sources in the Middle Ages

The purpose of the course is to enable students to get to know the most current discussions regarding the systems of power and funerary rituals developed during the Late Antiquity. Based on textual documents and cultural material, in addition to the historiography concerning the theme, we can reflect on the very concept of the Late Antiquity, its chronological demarcations and main political, economic, social and cultural problems.