IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 1715: The Concept of Reform in Medieval Letters, Historiography, and Art
Thursday 9 July 2015, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | International Medieval Society, Paris / Société Internationale des Médiévistes, Paris |
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| Organiser: | Roland Zingg, Historisches Seminar, Universität Zürich |
| Moderator/Chair: | Gerald Schwedler, Historisches Seminar, Universität Zürich |
| Paper 1715-a | From Le Bec to Canterbury: St Anselm's View on Reform (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Religious Life, Rhetoric |
| Paper 1715-b | The Dark Side of Reform: Refusal, Resistance, and Rejection (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Latin, Monasticism |
| Abstract | The medieval concept of reform could be interpreted differently. Reform ideas were disseminated by various kinds of media, such as art, historiography and letters, and of course these concepts were challenged by those unwilling to be subjected to a change of their lives. The media and the message had to be adapted to the expected public, be it laymen or clerks. The acceptance of reform was not only a question of personal preferences, but much more due to the role a protagonist had to play. We will have a look on personalities from and buildings in medieval France and England. |