IMC 2007: Sessions
Session 1120: Meister Eckhart in the Cities, I
Wednesday 11 July 2007, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Oswald von Wolkenstein-Gesellschaft |
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Organiser: | Freimut Löser, Abteilung Deutsche Sprache & Literatur des Mittelalters, Universität Augsburg |
Moderator/Chair: | Regina D. Schiewer, Abteilung Deutsche Sprache und Literatur des Mittelalters, Universität Augsburg |
Paper 1120-a | Meister Eckhart in Erfurt (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Urban, Language and Literature - German |
Paper 1120-b | Meister Eckhart in Paris (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Language and Literature - Latin, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
Paper 1120-c | What about Meister Eckhart and Strasbourg? (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Urban, Education, Gender Studies |
Abstract | The session deals with the well known German 'mystic' and preacher Meister Eckhart and his interaction with the cultural situation of main European cities such as Erfurt, Cologne, Strasbourg, and Paris. One of the main topics will be how the work of Eckhart is related to a specific municipal culture, especially to the Beguines, other monasteries, but also to craftsmen and merchants. The reception of the work in the cities will also be discussed. |