MEDIEVAL MONASTERY & MANOR IN FRANCE
AN INNOVATIVE MONTH IN SOUTHERN
FRANCE
17 JULY – 11 AUGUST 2006
Summer III Semester
The
Limousin region is a
microcosm of medieval Europe. Its landscape
was once dotted with monasteries of traditional Benedictines, hermits, canons regular, and new reformed Orders, and all have left evidence
of their presence. Using Rauzet, a former Grandmontine priory near Angouleme, as a
base, students will study monastic customs, architecture, and thought, as well
as the wider social and economic realities that made the
lives and works of monks and nuns a valued part of medieval society. A
team of archaeologists and historians will guide students in learning to excavate
the buildings in which they lived (as well as hidden clues to long-vanished
buildings) and uncovering artifacts that will also give us some idea as to who
these people were and how they lived. Students will also tour other sites for
comparison purposes and to learn more about medieval, and even some modern,
French history and culture.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
● The
base of operations will be the Grandmontine priory of
Rauzet, in the country village
of Rozet, 17
miles from the city of Angouleme;
70 miles northeast of Bordeaux.
Knowledge of French is helpful, but not required.
● Estimated cost:
$2400-3400. Airfare not included.
● Academic credit: 0-6
hours, in HIST/ANTH or FRENCH or RELIGIOUS STUDIES
● Meals will be shared
in the communal spirit of the French countryside. While living in the Rauzet community, participants will share household chores.
*Rauzet
*Rauzet
For more information,
contact: Michael Martin, Department of History, 210
Noble Hall
Phone: 247-7147 Email:
martin_m@fortlewis.edu
Also see: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/grandmont/