IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 818: To Be or Not to Be Emperor: Transcultural Approaches to the Concept of Imperial Rule from Iceland to Jerusalem, III
Tuesday 8 July 2014, 16.30-18.00
| 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 |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Jan Clauss, Historisches Seminar, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
| Paper 818-a | From Bretwalda to Basileus: Imperial Concepts in the Late Anglo-Saxon Period (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 818-b | Imperial Concepts in Historiographical Sources of Medieval Poland (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Slavic, Political Thought |
| Paper 818-c | Imperial Aspirations in Provence and Burgundy (Language: English) Index terms: Political Thought, 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. |