IMC 2010: Sessions
Session 207: Northern Cases of Medievalism, I: Discovering the Heritage
Monday 12 July 2010, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Department of History, University of Helsinki & Glossa, Society for Medieval Studies in Finland |
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Organiser: | Derek Fewster, Department of History, University of Helsinki |
Moderator/Chair: | Derek Fewster, Department of History, University of Helsinki |
Paper 207-a | 'The Oldest One in Russia': The Formation of the Historiographical Image of the Orthodox Monastery of Valaam (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Language and Literature - Slavic, Mentalities, Monasticism |
Paper 207-b | Exploring the Own Country: The First Art-Historical Expedition of the Finnish Archaeological Society in 1871 (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Art History - General, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
Abstract | This session forms the first part of a two-part series presenting current research on medievalism and antiquarianism in Finland and the eastern Baltic area. All the papers deal with modern historiography and the discovery, construction, and even invention of a useful medieval society and imagery in the region. The first session focuses in particular on art historical and monumental issues regarding how castles, churches and monasteries have been dealt with when considering concepts of medieval Finland and Karelia. The papers are all related to forthcoming dissertations and monographs. |