IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 112: (Different) Empire(s): The Role of Imperium in Medieval Theology, Philosophy, and Literature

Monday 7 July 2014, 11.15-12.45

Sponsor:	Oswald von Wolkenstein-Gesellschaft
Organiser:	Freimut Löser, Meister-Eckhart-Gesellschaft / Abteilung Deutsche Sprache und Literatur des Mittelalters, Universität Augsburg
Moderator/Chair:	Sieglinde Hartmann, Oswald von Wolkenstein-Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main
Paper 112-a	Still on 'Two Suns Theory' and the De Monarchia of Dante (Language: English) Sabina Tuzzo, Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Università del Salento Index terms: Philosophy, Political Thought
Paper 112-b	Heavenly Empire: The Feudal World and the Mystical World (Language: English) Paola Schulze-Belli, Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali, Università degli studi di Trieste Index terms: Political Thought, Religious Life
Paper 112-c	Empire in Parchment: On the Topographical Order of Codex Vorau 276 (Language: English) Hans Jürgen Scheuer, Institut für Deutsche Literatur, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin Index terms: Manuscripts and Palaeography, Political Thought
Abstract	The session deals with - at least - three different aspects of 'imperium': The duality between Emperor and Pope will be reflected by looking into the two suns theory (mainly making use of Dante's De Monarchia as 'summa' of his political thought). The main aspect will be the division of power. The concept of Heavenly Empire will contrast the medieval feudal with the mystical world, asking whether and how the two different concepts of empire influence each other. Another main focus will be the fact the empires can be constructed also on pergament. A medieval codex (the Vorauer codex 276) may be defined as reflection (and structure) of a whole large empire.