IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 822: The Borders between Myth and History: Comparative Reflections on Medieval Historiography
Tuesday 7 July 2020, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Institutt for arkeologi, historie, kultur- og religionsvitenskap, Universitetet i Bergen / Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge |
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| Organiser: | Nick Pouls, Departement Geschiedenis en Kunstgeschiedenis, Universiteit Utrecht |
| Moderator/Chair: | Nick Pouls, Departement Geschiedenis en Kunstgeschiedenis, Universiteit Utrecht |
| Paper 822-a | The Curious Myth of the Free Norse Women in Late Scandinavian Enlightenment Historiography (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Women's Studies |
| Paper 822-b | Mythologisation, Demythologisation, Remythologisation (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Mentalities |
| Abstract | To construct a historical narrative on medieval history is a complex process. Historians need to face various challenges as medieval historiography generates certain didactic topics, such as a belief in divine providence, the acceptance of certain myths, politics, and the religious power of the Church. This session aims to reflect on the 'borders' between 'myth' and 'history' in medieval historiography by presenting a comparative discussion in scholarly traditions for a diachronic and synchronic perspective. What is the relationship between myth and history? Which 'borders' exists in medieval historiography, and to what extent do we still recount medieval myth as history? How do historians reflect on this 'borderland' while writing a history of the Middle Ages? Which different approaches and methodologies can be applied? |