IMC 2007: Sessions
Session 1220: Meister Eckhart in the Cities, II
Wednesday 11 July 2007, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Oswald von Wolkenstein-Gesellschaft |
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Organiser: | Freimut Löser, Abteilung Deutsche Sprache & Literatur des Mittelalters, Universität Augsburg |
Moderator/Chair: | Freimut Löser, Abteilung Deutsche Sprache & Literatur des Mittelalters, Universität Augsburg |
Paper 1220-a | Meister Eckhart in Cologne (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Language and Literature - German |
Paper 1220-b | Meister Eckhart's Reception in Nuremberg (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Language and Literature - German, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
Paper 1220-c | The Friends of God: Eckhart’s Successors as an Urban Elite (Language: English) |
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. |