IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 617: Change and Continuity in High Medieval Monasteries, II: Structure, Space, and the Sanctuary
Tuesday 7 July 2015, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Graduate Centre of Medieval Studies, University of Reading |
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| Organiser: | Harriet Mahood, Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Reading |
| Moderator/Chair: | Ruth Salter, Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Reading |
| Paper 617-a | New Interpreters of Old Practices?: 14th-Century Friars, Their Defenders and Detractors (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Religious Life |
| Paper 617-b | Guarding the Gate: The Changing Role of the Porter in the Medieval Monastery (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Monasticism, Religious Life |
| Paper 617-c | 'A Separate Room for the Infirm Brothers with All Conveniences': The Development of the Cistercian Monastic Infirmary in the 12th and 13th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Medicine, Monasticism, Religious Life |
| Abstract | Monasteries were an undeniable stalwart of the Middle Ages, influencing all aspects of life. However, the Church did not remain static within the medieval environment. Over the centuries all aspects of religion developed, affected by, and affecting, the surrounding societies. This panel, two of two, considers structure and space, and the practicalities of the monastery. How were past practices sustained and new ones adapted to, and how this affected not only the inhabitant monastic communities but lay society too? This two-panel series, 'Continuity and Change in High Medieval Monasteries', is in celebration of the University of Reading’s GCMS 50th Anniversary. |