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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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Tournaments and War at IMC in Leeds 2015
Leeds is not only famous for its International Medieval Congress. It is also home to the Royal Armouries. No Wonder the University is home to researchers working with aspects of Late Medieval Warfare and Tournaments.
Dynasticism and the Jagiellonians at IMC in Leeds 2015
This series of sessions on medieval and early modern dynasticism are organized by the project 'The Jagiellonians: Dynasty, Memory and Identity in Central Europe'.
Social Cohesion in Europe at IMC in Leeds 2015
The relation between Christianity, its repertoire of identification, and ethnic identity, both as forms of discourse and as social practices, is the focus of a group of scholars from the University of Vienna
The Islamic World at IMC in Leeds 2015
In view of current international developments, there is an insatiable quest for knowledge about the medieval roots of Islam. The Islamic World features widely on the programme.
Medievalism at IMC in Leeds 2015
Medievalism is still a hot topic. With at least eight sessions touching directly upon this theme, there will be ample opportunity to explore the modern take on the medieval – whether by literates, musicians, gamesters, re-enactors, heritage consultants or politicians.
CfP for Being Medieval: Archaeology, Society and the Human Experience
The Society for Medieval Archaeology’s 2015 conference will consider the experience of the Middle Ages: The focus is on what the material, biological or built remains can tell us from a social perspective
CfP for Moyen Âge et médiévalisme
The Middle Ages is also a modern invention constantly reinvented by fiction-writers, film-makers and creators of games. Conference in march 2016 focus on the relationship between the Middle Ages and Medievalism
Historiography and Grundmann’s Legacy at IMC in Leeds 2015
2015 marks the 80th anniversary of the first publication of Herbert Grundmann's monumental study Religious Movements in the Middle Ages and the 20th anniversary of its translation into English.