Love, Sex, and Marriage continued plus exam prep and Step #5 of the Research Assignment

Slides: 

#17-Love, Sex, and Marriage continued plus Exam prep

Lecture:

  • November 6th at 10:30 am
  • No reading

Christian, Muslim, Jewish Relations: Crusades and other contacts

Slides:

#18-Crusades and other contacts

Lecture:

  • November 8th at 10:30 am
  • Optional Lecture Reading, World History, Chapter 8, pages 328-329; Chapter 12, pages 442-447; 453-455.

Assignments

Research Assignment #4 is due November 8th. For more information, see:

Step Four: Using Journal Articles

Tutorials this week

Tutorials this week will focus on the topics of “World Travellers” and “Love, Sex, and Marriage”.

Readings (all available in Worlds of History):

  • Ibn Battuta, “Travels” (Chapter 8, Reading 4)
  • Murasaki Shikibu, “The Tale of Genji” (Chapter 9, Reading 6)
  • Christine de Pizan, “The Book of the City of Ladies” (Chapter 9, Reading 8)

Questions to think about:

  • What can we learn about Ibn Battuta from the story of his travels?
  • What do The Tale of Genji and The Book of the City of Ladies tell us about views regarding love, sex, and marriage in medieval Europe and Japan?