IMC 2011: Sessions

Session 524: The Perception of Other Religions in the Earlier Middle Ages, I

Sponsor:	'The Perception of Other Religions in the Early and High Middle Ages' Project, European Research Council
Organiser:	Hans-Werner Goetz, Historisches Seminar, Universität Hamburg
Moderator/Chair:	Hans-Werner Goetz, Historisches Seminar, Universität Hamburg
Paper 524-a	Muslims in the Christian World Order: Comprehension and Knowledge of the Saracens in the Universal Histories of the Carolingian Empire (Language: English) Norman Bade, Historisches Seminar, Universität Hamburg Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Mentalities, Religious Life
Paper 524-b	Perception and Knowledge of Islam between the 11th-12th Centuries on the Iberian Peninsula (Language: English) Claudia Valenzuela, Historisches Seminar, Universität Hamburg Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Mentalities, Religious Life
Abstract	Since April 2009 a research project at the University of Hamburg, funded by the ERC (Advanced Grant), has been investigating the medieval (Christian) perceptions of other religions. In two sections the members of this research group would like to present some of their results focusing on two questions concerning the knowledge of the other peoples' religions: 1. What did Christians know about other religions (and how far did they comprehend them)? 2. How are the other religions assessed? While each member of the group tackles these questions with regard to a certain religion, a comparative approach will allow general conclusions.