| Paper 1304-c | Domesticating the Sacred, Sanctifying the Domestic: Souvenirs of the Holy House from Walsingham and Loreto
(Language: English)
Emily Price, Department of History, University of Michigan
Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Daily Life, Ecclesiastical History, Lay Piety |
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| Abstract | Paper -a:
Interactions between Avars, Slavs, and Byzantines were changed during the 2nd half of 6th- to 9th century. I would compare the intensity of the archaeological evidence of contacts through the period of war and peace. I am expecting the number of 'imports' (mostly metal finds) grows in the time just after end of war, in the beginning of peaceful period. The Byzantine products are distributed mostly by Avars to Slavic milieu. We dispose minimal number of the archaeological situation dealing with the war events as well as in the later period of the Middle Ages.
Paper -b:
In his seminal work From Memory to Written Record Clanchy wrote that 'if the symbolism of knives were understood, much might become clearer about pre-literate property law in Europe'. Whilst this paper may not shed any further light on the symbolism of the knife, it will consider the use of swords as tokens of conveyance, ownership, and lordship; concentrating in particular on one type of sword – the falchion – and how its peculiar form might offer insights into its significance.
Paper -c:
This paper explores the ways in which medieval people used and understood pilgrimage souvenirs. It focuses on two particular cults, the Holy House of Walsingham, Norfolk, and the Holy House of Loreto in Italy, that were constructed around buildings that were simultaneously domestic structures and sacred relics. Envisioning souvenirs as part of a pilgrim's continuing journey, this paper argues, gives new insight into how souvenirs functioned and what they meant to the people that made and bought them. The paper proposes that the study of pilgrim badges illuminates broader questions about how medieval people understood both domestic and sacred space.
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