IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 501: New Voices in Anglo-Saxon Studies, I
Tuesday 12 July 2011, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | International Society of Anglo-Saxonists |
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Organiser: | Katy Cubitt, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York |
Moderator/Chair: | Joyce Hill, School of English, University of Leeds |
Paper 501-a | For ealles middaneardes alysednesse: Christ in the Homilies of Wulfstan (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Language and Literature - Old English |
Paper 501-b | Binding Bodies, Unlocking Hoards: Formulaic Depictions of Disease in Old English Poetry (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Language and Literature - Old English, Mentalities |
Abstract | This session showcases new research by doctoral and postdoctoral students in the interdisciplinary field of Anglo-Saxon Studies. It explores ideas of spiritual wealth and poverty by looking at almsgiving and religious devotions. Linked to these themes by ideas of sin and punishment is a final paper the interpretation of disease as sin. The sources used in this session will Old English homilies, laws, and poetry. |