IMC 2013: Sessions
Session 705: Converting the Isles, III: Narrating Conversion
Tuesday 2 July 2013, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Leverhulme Trust Network 'Converting the Isles' |
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Organiser: | Brittany Schorn, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge |
Moderator/Chair: | Brittany Schorn, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge |
Paper 705-a | Pagan Kings and Cursing Clerics: Depicting Conversion in Medieval Ireland (Language: English) |
Paper 705-b | Converting Medieval Iceland: Early Christian Settlers, Missionaries, and Saints (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Religious Life |
Paper 705-c | Togail Troí: A Christian Author and His Paganism (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Celtic, Language and Literature - Latin, Learning (The Classical Inheritance) |
Abstract | This session will consider the understanding of pagans and the conversion process in later literary texts. Máire Ní Mhaonaigh will speak on depictions of the conversion in medieval Ireland. Razvan Stanciu will show how the author of the Middle Irish Togail Troí adapted the presentation of Classical paganism in his source to reflect his own views. Maria Teresa Ramandi will consider the unique nature of the conversion of Iceland, including the political character of the conversion, the absence of martyrs and the scantiness of local saints in contrast with the growing of imported saints' cults. |