IMC 2013: Sessions
Session 1625: Understanding Anglo-Norman Churchmen
Thursday 4 July 2013, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews |
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| Organisers: | Michael French, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews Eilidh Harris, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews |
| Moderator/Chair: | Joanna Huntington, School of History & Heritage, University of Lincoln |
| Paper 1625-a | Method Acting: Episcopal Performance in Practice (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Hagiography, Monasticism |
| Paper 1625-b | Approaching 12th-Century Churchmen through the Lens of Sanctity (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Hagiography, Monasticism |
| Paper 1625-c | Restoring the Church: Anglo-Norman Churchmen in the Context of Reform (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Hagiography, Monasticism |
| Abstract | Anglo-Norman churchmen were a self-conscious group of men who sought to present themselves in a variety of ways. This session explores how these important religious figures portrayed themselves and how others portrayed them; both as traditional holy men and in the context of religious reforms. So three papers will consider these churchmen first through the performance of episcopal power; second, the lens of sanctity; and third the context of church restoration. This session offers to untangle some of the many strands that weave together to form the identities of these complex men of God with a balanced range of complimentary approaches. |