IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 219: Spiritual Food, Bodily Metaphor, and Artistic Expression in the High Middle Ages
Monday 4 July 2016, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Department of History, Durham University |
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Organiser: | Giles E. M. Gasper, Department of History, Durham University |
Moderator/Chair: | Giles E. M. Gasper, Department of History, Durham University |
Paper 219-a | Spiritual Food and the Theology of the Eucharist (Language: English) Index terms: Religious Life, Theology |
Paper 219-b | The Depiction of the Eucharist in Norwegian Medieval Art (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Religious Life |
Paper 219-c | Ascetic Rejection and Bodily Need: Carthusian Attitudes to Food (Language: English) Index terms: Religious Life, Theology |
Abstract | 'Spiritual Food, Bodily Metaphor, and Artistic Expression' takes the theme of Eucharistic theology and its operation in community and parish life from the end of the 12th century to the beginning of the 14th. Through various media and locations, from the ascetic order of the Carthusians, to Norwegian Stave Church painting and theological writing, the changes in the perception of food and a central Christian image, emblem, activity, and identity will be explored. |