IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 630: Re-Describing Religious Change, II: Perspectives on Religion in and beyond Christian Europe
Tuesday 10 July 2012, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Exzellenzcluster 'Religion & Politik', Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster |
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| Organiser: | Sita Steckel, Exzellenzcluster 'Religion & Politik', Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster |
| Moderator/Chair: | Sabrina Corbellini, Oudere Nederlandse Letterkunde Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat 26 9712 EK GRONINGEN |
| Paper 630-a | The Thought Police: How to Talk about Belief in the 13th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Mentalities, Religious Life, Social History |
| Paper 630-b | Diversitas religionum: Religious Diversity in 13th-Century Mendicant-Secular Polemics (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Monasticism, Religious Life, Theology |
| Paper 630-c | The Colonial Ambiguity of the Franciscans and the Making of the 'New World' (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Mentalities, Monasticism, Political Thought |
| Abstract | With the fragmentation of old grand narratives of secularisation, there is a renewed focus on the transformation of religion and religious identities in the Middle Ages: besides growing recognition of the historical flexibility of concepts and practices of religion, various institutional histories are being re-thought with a strong focus on the re-negotiation of boundaries in conflicts and cultural transfer processes. In this second half of a double session, we aim to discuss conflicts and cultural encounters with a marked impact on concepts of religious belief, religious diversity, and religious identity. Both intra-Christian and transcultural perspectives on religious change will be included. |