IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 1029: Religion, Conversion, and Identity in the Early Medieval West
Wednesday 6 July 2016, 09.00-10.30
Organiser: | Erica Buchberger, Department of History, University of Texas |
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Moderator/Chair: | E. T. Dailey, Amsterdam University Press / Arc Humanities Press / Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo |
Paper 1029-a | Religious Identity and Supernatural Efficacy in Early Anglo-Saxon Warfare (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Pagan Religions |
Paper 1029-b | Irish Past and Irish Identity in Félire Oengusso (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Language and Literature - Celtic |
Paper 1029-c | The Many Meanings of 'Roman' in the Life of Eligius of Noyon (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Mentalities |
Abstract | This session presents new approaches to conversion and identity. Katherine Cross’ paper examines material evidence of warfare, suggesting that objects from early Anglo-Saxon England which combined pagan and Christian symbols also redefined those categories. Katja Ritari’s paper explores the construction of the Irish past and Christian identity in the martyrology of Oengus. For Oengus, Christianity meant a decisive break from the past with saints replacing heroes. Erica Buchberger’s paper shows how the Frankish author of the Life of Eligius drew on religion, politics, and identity within a conversion narrative to enhance the holiness of the saint and his political faction. |