IMC 2018: Sessions
Session 1002: Remembering the 'Other' Virtues: The Importance of Non-Cardinal and Non-Theological Virtues in Medieval Life
Wednesday 4 July 2018, 09.00-10.30
| Organiser: | Claire Macht, Faculty of History, University of Oxford |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Hannah Skoda, St John's College, University of Oxford |
| Paper 1002-a | Meekness as the 'Mother' of All Virtues (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Language and Literature - Middle English, Lay Piety, Religious Life |
| Paper 1002-b | Peacemaking: Excelling as an Abbot in Medieval England (Language: English) Index terms: Mentalities, Monasticism, Religious Life, Social History |
| Paper 1002-c | Domestication as a Virtue in the Human-Animal Relation (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Law, Mentalities, Social History |
| Abstract | Medieval virtues were often understood through the scholastic lens of the four cardinal virtues (justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude) and the spiritual lens of the three theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity). Yet there were a variety of qualities that preoccupied people in the Middle Ages. This panel focuses on these 'other' virtues by investigating three less explored virtues: meekness, peace-making, domestication in different contexts. Together, the papers identify qualities that had a particular meaning to broad swathes of medieval society, crossing divisions within religious, social, and legal settings. The aim is to explore more broadly the ways people conceived of and tried to lead virtuous lives, and to highlight the period's multiplicity of virtuous practices. |