IMC 2008: Sessions
Session 616: Nature, Magic, and Daily Life
Tuesday 8 July 2008, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest |
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Organiser: | Gerhard Jaritz, Institut für Realienkunde, Universität Salzburg, Krems / Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest |
Moderator/Chair: | Gerhard Jaritz, Institut für Realienkunde, Universität Salzburg, Krems / Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest |
Paper 616-a | Common Animals and Sacred Contexts: Imitation in Germanic Grave Ritual (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - General, Daily Life |
Paper 616-b | The Natural World and Magic Rituals: The Visual Evidence in John Lydgate's Translation of Guillaume de Deguileville's The Pilgrimage of the Life of Man (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Daily Life, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
Paper 616-c | The Weather Maker: Cats in Medieval Slavic Divination (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Folk Studies, Language and Literature - Slavic, Pagan Religions |
Abstract | Rituals of popular religion and magic played an important role in the life of medieval society, rather independent of social class and position. In these contexts, various aspects of the influence of nature could prove relevant for the diverse rules and discourses. The session will provide three examples of such contexts, based on different approaches: on archaeozoology, art history, and analysis of divinations. |