Author: Medieval Histories

15/07/2015

Transforming Male Devotional Practices

How did men demonstrate their commitment to God and churches in the Middle Ages? And How did this change in the Early Modern period? Conference aims to shed light on these transformations

‘Transforming Male Devotional Practices’ from the Medieval to the Early Modern

Keynote speaker: Professor Anthony Bale (Birkbeck, University of London)
Confirmed speakers include: Katherine J. Lewis, Rebecca Rist and Sarah Bastow
CfP: Extended deadline for abstracts: 20th July

This conference is co-hosted with the Universities of Reading and Liverpool Hope. It aims to explore the social, economic and spatial factors underpinning the changing way European men demonstrated their commitment to God and the church(es) in a period of significant turmoil. Papers that address male devotional experience from historical, literary, gender studies and material culture perspectives are welcomed. Suggested themes include:

Religion and Society: Domestic piety and lay/household Catholicism.
Material Culture and ritual objects.
The economy of piety: indulgences, relics and paying for piety.
Personal and public piety: Continuity and change over the medieval and early modern periods.
Devotional reading, writing and performance.
Geography, place and space in Catholic piety.

The new deadline reflects the interest we have received in wider European experience. We welcome papers that focus on British and European devotion.

Please send proposals to devotionalpracticeconference@gmail.com.

14/07/2015

Shrine from Bobbio

Various copper-alloy fragments found in Bobbio were identified in 1990 as part of a 7th century house-shaped shrine. Might it have belonged to Columbanus?

14/07/2015

Columbanus 615 – 2015

The year 2015 will mark the 1400th anniversary of the death of Columbanus, Ireland’s missionary saint. Who was he and what impact did he have on Europe in the early Middle Ages? New books, an edition of his vita and archaeological excavations lead up to a series of conferences celebrating the life of this "Man of God".

13/07/2015

Large Viking Hall found in Reykjavik in Iceland

Archaeologists digging on Lækjargata in central Reykjavik were looking for traces of a farm cottage built in 1799 – and found a Viking longhouse 900 years older

13/07/2015

Archaeological Reconstructions and Tourism

Together with MAMUZ in Austria, EXARC is organizing an international conference on 'Archaeological Reconstructions and Tourism' near Vienna in September 2015

11/07/2015

Gotland – Cultural Center in the Hanseatic League

Gotland – Cultural Center in the Hanseatic League - is an interdisciplinary and international conference aiming to shed new light on the cultural history of Medieval Gotland

11/07/2015

Images: Signs and Phenomena of Time

'Images: Signs and Phenomena of Time' is a trans- and interdisciplinary conference at the University of Hamburg, November 2015.

03/07/2015

Jan Hus was Executed 600 years ago

Events marking the anniversary of the martyr death of Czech church reformer, Jan Hus, will culminate on Monday, July 6, when 600 years have passed since his burning at the stake.

03/07/2015

Wish to be a Trendy Medievalist AD 2015?

If you are a trendy medievalist, the hottest subjects to study right now, are Late Antique or Early Medieval cultural, legal and social aspects of monasticism and religious life

02/07/2015

Ian Wood at IMC in Leeds 2015

This year professor Ian Wood is formally retiring. No less than seven sessions at IMC are dedicated to the different research areas he has covered

02/07/2015

Jan Hus at IMC in Leeds 2015

In 1415 - precisely 600 years ago - the Bohemian Reformator and protestant saint, Jan Hus, was led to a bonfire down the shore in Constance, where he was burned at the stake

02/07/2015

Cistercians at IMC in Leeds 2015

This year Cistercian Scholars are celebrating the 900th anniversary of the Cistercian foundation, the Abbey of Claivaux. A series of six sessions have been planned focusing on diverse aspects of the "materiality" of the movement.

02/07/2015

Matilda of Canossa at IMC in Leeds 2015

he Gregorian Reform were complex set of ecclesiastical reforms, which after a period of preparation, found their full realization under Gregory VII (1073-1085). Central to this process was Matilda of Canossa

02/07/2015

Transylvania at IMC in Leeds 2015

Various aspects of reform and renewal in law and politics and the difference between the law and reality in legal procedures within the Kingdom of Hungary and Bohemia are on the agenda in a series of five sessions.

02/07/2015

Pilgrimage at IMC in Leeds 2015

Pilgrimages took place in busy sacred landscapes all over the christian world. A series of five sessions explores the materiality of medieval pilgrimages and their 'sacred' contexts.

02/07/2015

Medieval Canon Law at IMC in Leeds 2015

The study of medieval canon law from the time of the early Church to the later middle ages is curated by ICMACwith members from all over the world. This year they organize seven sessions, some of which in collaboration with Episcopus.