IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 1122: Social Networks in Sicily and Northern Italy in the 12th and 13th Century
Wednesday 13 July 2011, 11.15-12.45
| Organiser: | Georg Vogeler, Zentrum für Informationsmodellierung in den Geisteswissenschaften, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Graham A. Loud, School of History, University of Leeds |
| Paper 1122-a | Sicilian Chaplains between the Conflicting Priorities of Royal Instructions and Independent Capacity to Act (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Mentalities, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1122-b | Nuntii, ambasciadorii, vicarii: The Communication between the Court of King Manfred of Sicily and the Tuscan City States (Language: English) Index terms: Mentalities, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1122-c | The Extermination of Islam in Southern Italy: Revisiting a Long-Standing Controversy (Language: English) Index terms: Islamic and Arabic Studies, Politics and Diplomacy, Religious Life |
| Abstract | In a world where political power was primarily practised through personalised relationships within the elite, much can be learned by studying social networks. Lioba Geis reviews the previous research on the medieval chapel and focuses on the options the chaplains had in times of upheaval and crisis during the reign of Frederick II. Daniel Russell concentrates on the complex relation between King Manfred and the Tuscan city states by studying the intermediaries in their social context. Richard Engl tackles the still open question of the cause for the end of Muslim life in Southern Italy by presenting the results of a social network analysis. |