IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 530: Perceiving Angels in the Medieval West, I: Angelic Imagery
Tuesday 5 July 2016, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | School of History, University of East Anglia |
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| Organiser: | Sophie Alexandra Sawicka-Sykes, School of History, University of East Anglia |
| Moderator/Chair: | Sophie Alexandra Sawicka-Sykes, School of History, University of East Anglia |
| Paper 530-a | A Pseudo-Dionysian Reading of Wolfram's Parzival (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - German, Theology |
| Paper 530-b | The Bread of Angels, Sweet Wine, and Bitter Dregs: Representing Angels with the Chalice and Host in East Anglian Parish Church Timber Roofs, c. 1400-1540 (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Art History - Sculpture, Lay Piety, Liturgy |
| Abstract | Angels performed a variety of roles in medieval society, but how were their diverse forms and functions represented? Our panel seeks to answer this question by exploring a range of textual and architectural sources dating between the late 8th and mid-16th centuries from England, Ireland, and the Continent. The three papers offer new perspectives on how imagery of angelic order was transformed in monastic, secular, and parish contexts. The panelists also discuss the parts played by angelic intercessors, guides, and Mass assistants in spiritual journeys and communions. |