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Summer 2005 Courses and Faculty
Summer Courses
MI 40004/60004 (formerly MI 470/570)
Medieval Latin
Frank A.C. Mantello
3 credits; 10:20-12:05 MWF
6/22/05-8/3/04
This course is an introduction to the Latin language and literature
of the late antique and medieval periods (ca.A.D. 200-1500). Designed to move students toward independent work
with Medieval Latin texts, the course will emphasize the close
reading and careful translation of a variety of representative
Medieval Latin texts and documents, with attention to vocabulary
and word formation, orthography and pronunciation, morphology
and syntax, and prose styles and metrics. The course will also
provide an introduction to some of the areas of Medieval Latin
scholarship, including lexica, bibliographies, great collections
and repertories of sources, and reference works for the study
of Latin works composed in the Middle Ages.
Prerequisite: Both elementary and intermediate
Classical Latin or the equivalent, taken recently for college
credit. Students are strongly encouraged to register concurrently
for Intensive Latin Review MI 40020/60020 (=MI 471/571).
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MI 40020/60020 (formerly MI 471/571)
Intensive Latin Review
Frank A.C. Mantello
1 credit; T H 10:20-12:05 & 2:40-4:25
6/22/05-6/30/05
This course is an intensive, two-week review of the principal
constructions of Classical Latin syntax, designed for those who
have completed both elementary and intermediate Classical Latin
or the equivalent and wish to study Medieval Latin.
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MI 47801/67801 (formerly MI 487A/587A)
Research in Biocultural Anthropology
Susan G. Sheridan and Robert
Haak
6 credits 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. MTWHF
5/30/05-7/8/05
The Jerusalem field school will engage students in an experiential
learning environment which immerses them in anthropological method
and theory. Using the large Byzantine St. Stephen’s skeletal
collection as the cornerstone, historical and archeological information
will be synthesized in a biocultural reconstruction of ancient
monastic life. Students will conduct original research, share
in a field trip program visiting numerous Byzantine sites and
area research institutions, and will participate in a lecture
program delivered by top scholars in the fields of biological
anthropology, classics, and Near Eastern studies. Students will
develop a suite of methodological skills in the natural and social
sciences, explore regional topography for an appreciation of the
environmental constraints effecting human adaptability, delve
into the pertinent literature using several world-class libraries,
develop skills for collaborative research, and discover the importance
of a holistic approach to a fuller understanding of life in the
past.
Enrollment limit 10. Permission of instructorand
application required; contact Susan Guise Sheridan (Susan.G.Sheridan.5@nd.edu),
574-631-7670.
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MI 60005 (formerly MI 517) Paleography
Frank A.C. Mantello
3 credits; MWF 2:40-4:25
6/22/05-8/3/05
This course is an introduction to the study of medieval writing
materials and practices and of Latin scripts from antiquity to
the early Renaissance. Designed to provide students with the skills
necessary to make use of Latin manuscripts in their research,
the course will focus on practical exercises in identifying, transcribing,
dating, and localizing the various scripts. It will be of interest
(1) to a wide variety of students whose courses are centered in
or touch upon the Middle Ages and who wish to work with unpublished
Latin materials of the medieval period; (2) to professional Latinists
and other humanists who study the classical tradition and the
transmission of texts before the age of printing; and (3) to librarians
and others with an interest in manuscripts, diplomata, incunabula,
and rare books.
Prerequisite: Both elementary and intermediate
Classical Latin or the equivalent, taken recently for college
credit, or MI 40004/60004 (=MI 470/570) or the equivalent.
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MI 60403 Theology of Early Christianity
Robin Darling Young
3 credits; MTWHF 8:15-10:30
6/20/05-7/8/05
This course provides an introduction to the sources, settings,
development, and debates of early Christian thought. Concentrating
on primary sources in translation from the late first to early
sixth century, it will allow students to attain a basic understanding
of the early Christian literature that expresses the doctrine
(including philosophy and ethics), ritual, and patterns of institutional
and personal life of communities spread from the western Mediterranean
to Mesopotamia. Secondary treatments will supplement the translated
texts.
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MI 60472 Classic Christian Mystics
to the Reformation
Bernard McGinn
2 credits; MTWHF 8:15-10:30
6/20/05-7/1/05
What is mysticism? What role does it play in Christianity broadly
conceived? In order to understand the nature of mysticism, it
is important to study the major mystics who helped shape the Christian
mystical tradition, both in the East and in the West. The purpose
of the course is to gain an initial an acquaintance with ten classic
Christian mystics of the period c. 200 to c. 1500 as an introduction
to the historical development and major themes of Christian mysticism.
The emphasis will be on reading primary sources in translation
in order to understand the nature of mystical texts, their special
modes of communicating God's presence, and the relation of mysticism
to other aspects of Christian belief and practice. Each session
will consist of brief lectures to frame the particular mystics
in their time and place, to be followed by detailed discussion
of the texts assigned. Each student will be expected to give an
oral presentation of one of the texts, or part thereof, from the
readings. There will also be a final exam. (Two-week course.)
Mystics to be considered: Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine,
Dionysius (Pseudo-Dionysius), Bernard of Clairvaux, Bonaventure,
Meister Eckhart, Catherine of Siena, Julian of Norwich, Nicholas
of Cusa.
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MI 60660 (formerly MI 506) Introduction
to Modern Standard Arabic
Abdul Massih Saadi
3 credits 9:10-12:30 MTWHF
6/20/05-8/6/05
An introduction to modern standard Arabic. This course is the
equivalent of a full academic year (two semesters) of elementary
Arabic, the student will be able to read vocalized literary Arabic
texts, have a working knowledge of Arabic grammar and an active
basic vocabulary of more than 450 words and/or productive roots
(from which many lexical items can be formed).
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Summer Session Faculty
Robert Haak
Professor Haak teaches in the areas of Hebrew Bible, archaeology,
and religions of the Middle East at Augustana College, Rock Island,
IL.
Frank A.
C. Mantello
Professor Mantello has a doctorate from the University of Toronto's
Centre for Medieval Studies. Since 1979 he has taught Medieval
Latin, Latin Paleography, Codicology and Textual Criticism at
the Catholic University of America, where he is a professor in
the Department of Greek and Latin and chair of the department.
Bernard McGinn
The Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor Emeritus of Historical
Theology and of the History of Christianity in the Divinity School
and the Committees on Medieval Studies and on General Studies
at the University of Chicago, Professor McGinn is a graduate of
Gregorian University and received his doctorate from Brandeis
University. He works in the history of Christianity and the history
of Christian thought, primarily in the medieval period. He has
written extensively in the areas of the history of apocalyptic
thought and, most recently, in the areas of spirituality and mysticism.
His current long-range project is a five-volume history of Christian
mysticism in the West under the general title The Presence of
God, three volumes of which have appeared: The Origins of Mysticism;
The Growth of Mysticism; and The Flowering of Mysticism.
Abdul Massih Saadi
In addition to ongoing research and cataloguing of Syriac
and Arabic early and medieval manuscripts, Professor Saadi teaches
Arabic and Syriac languages and their literatures. He has edited
and translated the encyclopedic work of Moshe Bar Kepha (9th century),
a Syrian bishop and scholar. He has taught various courses on
Eastern (Syriac) Christianity and Islam and is visiting professor
of classics at Notre Dame.
Susan Guise Sheridan
Professor Sheridan is the coordinator of the Byzantine St. Stephen's
Project, a biocultural study of life in a large urban monastery
in Jerusalem. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado
and is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Notre Dame.
Robin Darling Young
Associate Professor of Theology at Notre Dame, Professor Darling
Young has taught in the fields of History of Christianity (Wesley
Theological Seminary), Greek Patristic Theology (The Catholic
University of America), and Armenian Studies (The University of
Chicago). Her chief interests lie in the languages and cultures
of the ancient Christian East, viz. Greek, Syriac, and Armenian.Her
undergraduate degree is from Mary Washington College of the University
of Virginia. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. at the University
of Chicago.
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