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IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 236: Traveling the Catholic Empire and beyond: Tension between the Sacred and Profane in Medieval Travelogues, I

Monday 7 July 2014, 14.15-15.45

Sponsor:Radboud Universiteit, Nijmegen
Organiser:Kor Bosch, Faculteit der Letteren, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Moderator/Chair:Kor Bosch, Faculteit der Letteren, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Paper 236-aThe Exploitation of Travellers' Hardships in Visual and Textual Testimonies of the Jerusalem Pilgrimage
(Language: English)
Bart Holterman, Independent Scholar, Utrecht
Index terms: Art History - General, Language and Literature - German, Religious Life
Paper 236-bCurious Friars: Engagement with the Marvelous in Illustrated Jerusalem Travelogues by Franciscans
(Language: English)
Marianne Ritsema van Eck, Capaciteitsgroep Geschiedenis, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Index terms: Art History - General, Language and Literature - Italian, Language and Literature - Latin, Manuscripts and Palaeography
Paper 236-cWonderful Churches, False Tales: Protestant Observations of Catholic Sites during the Dutch Grand Tour
(Language: English)
Alan Moss, Afdeling Nederlandse Taal en Cultuur, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Index terms: Education, Language and Literature - Dutch, Mentalities
Abstract

This session engages with the interaction between aspects of the curious and devout in medieval travel accounts, and how these two work together to create an image of Christian empire. In the late medieval period, the boundaries of Catholicism were being defined, which contributed to a keen interest in the non-Catholic world. How did the medieval traveller engage with sacred, profane, and marvelous locations and phenomena within and without the realm of Western Christianity? How did engagement with such, at times curious, elements contribute to the delineation of this realm?