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IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 718: To Be or Not to Be Emperor: Transcultural Approaches to the Concept of Imperial Rule from Iceland to Jerusalem, II

Tuesday 8 July 2014, 14.15-15.45

Organisers:Jan Clauss, Historisches Seminar, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Torben Gebhardt, Historisches Seminar, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Christian Scholl, Historisches Seminar, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Moderator/Chair:Christian Scholl, Historisches Seminar, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Paper 718-aImports and Embargos of Imperial Concepts in the Frankish Kingdom of the 8th Century
(Language: English)
Jan Clauss, Historisches Seminar, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 718-bByzantium - Rome - Denmark - Iceland: Dealing with Imperial Concepts in Scandinavia
(Language: English)
Roland Scheel, Institut für Skandinavistik, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main
Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract

The triple-session will deal with the concept of imperial rule from a transcultural perspective. Throughout the Middle Ages, rulers from different cultures and regions (North and Western Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East etc.) have aspired to an idea of imperial hegemony. There are, however, also instances in which the idea has been deliberately refused by rulers although their reign had characteristics of imperial rule.
The sessions will not limit their scope to the West, but will also include Byzantine developments as well as Islamic phenomena. Transcultural influences are of particular interest. To do justice to a topic of such wide possibilities and applicability the phenomenon will be addressed from a variety of perspectives by speakers from various disciplines.