IMC 2005: Sessions
Session 1205: Action and the Written Word in the Middle Ages, I
Wednesday 13 July 2005, 14.15-15.45
| Organisers: | Paul Barnwell, English Heritage, York Marco Mostert, Onderzoekinstituut voor Geschiedenis en Kunstgeschiedenis, Universiteit Utrecht |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Marco Mostert, Onderzoekinstituut voor Geschiedenis en Kunstgeschiedenis, Universiteit Utrecht |
| Paper 1205-a | Action, Speech, and Writing in Early Frankish Law (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Literacy and Orality |
| Paper 1205-b | Rhetoric and Ritual in Late Anglo-Saxon Charters (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Law, Literacy and Orality |
| Paper 1205-c | Traces of Oral Scandinavian Culture (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Law, Literacy and Orality |
| Abstract | The aim of this session (as of Action and the Written Word in the Middle Ages, II) is to examine the relationship between the written word and action ('ritual') in medieval legal transactions. Questions which will be addressed include: What is the relationship between the use of 'rituals' and literacy? Do cultures which make extensive use of written documents in legal transactions also employ 'rituals', or are the two sometimes or often mutually exclusive? What are the respective functions of written documents and legal 'rituals'? What is the nature of legal 'rituals'? Are rituals accompanied by roals verbalisation and, if so, how do the words used relate to those of the written instruments? |