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IMC 2017: Sessions

Session 1730: Making and Remaking Saints

Thursday 6 July 2017, 14.15-15.45

Sponsor:Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest
Organiser:Gerhard Jaritz, Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest
Moderator/Chair:Gerhard Jaritz, Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest
Paper 1730-aThe Last Saint of the Roman West
(Language: English)
Graham Barrett, School of History & Heritage, University of Lincoln
Index terms: Hagiography, Language and Literature - Latin, Law, Social History
Paper 1730-bDogs, Wolves, and Prey: Making and Remaking Martyrs in Medieval Central Europe
(Language: English)
Andrea Vanina Neyra, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas, Universidad de Buenos Aires / Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina
Index terms: Hagiography, Religious Life
Paper 1730-cThe Apocryphal Geography of the Virgin Mary: Dissemination and Liturgy
(Language: English)
Andrea-Bianka Znorovszky, General Education Division, American University of Central Asia, Bishkek
Index terms: Art History - General, Hagiography
Paper 1730-dFrom Mainz to Marianka: The Creation and Re-Creation of Marian Cult Sites in 14th-Century Hungary
(Language: English)
Karen Stark, Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest
Index terms: Hagiography, Religious Life
Abstract

The session deals with the developments and changes of the image, role, and function of saints in various contexts, concentrating on medieval textual as well as visual source evidence.