IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 1033: Theology and Liturgy in the Early Middle Ages, I: Rituals and Texts, Words and Practice
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | Medieval Research Centre, University of Leicester |
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Organiser: | Helen Foxhall Forbes, School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester |
Moderator/Chair: | Helen Foxhall Forbes, School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester |
Paper 1033-a | Defining Christian Practice: Funerary Rituals in Early Medieval Ireland (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Liturgy, Religious Life, Theology |
Paper 1033-b | Life, but Not as We Know It: Ælfric's Adaptation of the Book of Kings as Saints' Life (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Liturgy, Sermons and Preaching, Theology |
Paper 1033-c | Saint-Making in the 21st Century: Modern Sainthood and Medieval Hagiography (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Mentalities, Religious Life |
Abstract | This session explores liturgy and theology in the early Middle Ages, focussing on the contexts and practice of rituals and texts. The first paper investigates the process of Christianisation in early medieval Ireland by examining rituals of mourning and commemoration. The second paper analyses the Pseudo-Alcuinian De septem sigillis and presents new evidence suggesting that this work is a Hiberno-Latin exegetical text. The third paper considers the rationale for Ælfric's inclusion of the Book of Kings in his Lives of Saints, arguing that the liturgical cycle and Ælfric's lexical choices make this text appropriate for the saint's life model. |