IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 1234: Sharing the Holy Land: Perceptions of Shared Sacred Space in the Medieval Eastern Mediterranean, I - Case Studies
Wednesday 8 July 2015, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Centre for the History of Arabic Studies in Europe, Warburg Institute, University of London |
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Organiser: | Jan Vandeburie, Warburg Institute, University of London |
Moderator/Chair: | Jan Vandeburie, Warburg Institute, University of London |
Paper 1234-a | Hebron, St Pelagia, and the Ritual of the Holy Fire: Three Different Forms of Taking over a Tradition (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Crusades, Ecclesiastical History, Religious Life |
Paper 1234-b | Pilgrimages toward South Lebanon: Lebanon as a Part of the Holy Land (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Crusades, Religious Life |
Paper 1234-c | Encounters with the Greek Clergy in Latin Pilgrimages of the Late Middle Ages (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Byzantine Studies, Religious Life |
Abstract | Following from the symposium to be held at the Warburg Institute, these sessions seek to address how both Western pilgrims, and the indigenous Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Levantine populations perceived the sharing of religious shrines with other faiths. Of particular interest is how this sharing was described and explained in contemporary accounts and how this influenced the knowledge of other faiths among the Semitic religions. These sessions will focus on the period from c.1000 to c.1500, addressing the changing political context in the Levant and its influence on the sharing of sacred space. |