IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 918: Empires Medieval and Modern, I: Medieval Empire in Cross-Cultural Perspective - A Round Table Discussion
Tuesday 8 July 2014, 19.00-20.00
| Sponsor: | Institute of Medieval & Early Modern Studies (IMEMS), Universities of Aberystwyth & Bangor |
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| Organiser: | Björn Weiler, Department of History & Welsh History, Aberystwyth University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Björn Weiler, Department of History & Welsh History, Aberystwyth University |
| Abstract | This round table will explore the theory and practice of empire in a global medieval context, with experts on Latin Europe, Byzantium, the Islamic World, China, and India. What were the parallels and what the historically and culturally contingent aspects of imperial rule? How did ideas and norms of universal lordship manifest themselves in often very distinct contexts of time, space and culture? Participants include David Bates (University of East Anglia), Alexander Beihammer (University of Cyprus), Hilde De Weerdt (King's College London), Roy Fischel (School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London), Hans-Werner Goetz (Universität Hamburg), Eric Hanne (Florida Atlantic University), Len Scales (Durham University), C. Teresa Shawcross (Princeton University), Jonathan Shepard (Oxford), and Angus Steward (University of St Andrews). |