IMC 2004: Sessions
Session 811: Clashless Cultures?: The Relationship of 'Romans' and 'Germans' in Early Medieval Kingdoms, II
Tuesday 13 July 2004, 16.30-18.00
Sponsor: | Mediävistenverband |
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Organiser: | Hans-Werner Goetz, Historisches Seminar, Universität Hamburg |
Moderator/Chair: | Rosamond McKitterick, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge |
Paper 811-a | Burgundian Names and Burgundian Language: Acculturation in the Fields of mores and lingua (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Comparative, Language and Literature - German, Onomastics |
Paper 811-b | Processes of Acculturation in the Lombard Duchy of Benevento (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Genealogy and Prosopography, Historiography - Medieval, Mentalities |
Paper 811-c | Barbarian Dress: Acculturation during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Daily Life, Social History |
Abstract | The migration period, conventionally seen as a 'clash of cultures' between the Roman and the barbarian (Germanic) world, is increasingly being analysed under the aspect of 'acculturation' of these civilisations. I wish to apply for two, possibly three, sessions in which this symbiosis will be considered from different angles and disciplines and the situation in different kingdoms will be compared. The aim is to find out which mechanisms and structures served to bring the Romans and barbarians together to avoid or overcome a possible 'clash'. |