IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 1206: Benedict of Aniane Reconsidered, I: Sources
Wednesday 7 July 2021, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Radboud Instituut voor Cultuur en Geschiedenis / Network for the Study of Late Antique & Early Medieval Monasticism |
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Organiser: | Rutger Kramer, Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien |
Moderator/Chair: | Mayke de Jong, Utrecht Centre for Medieval Studies, Universiteit Utrecht |
Paper 1206-a | The Complexity of Benedict of Aniane's Life: Privileged Insider, Rebellious Outsider (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Monasticism, Political Thought, Religious Life |
Paper 1206-b | Monastic Liturgies in Conversation: Revisiting Benedict of Aniane's Concordia regularum as History of the Liturgy (Language: English) Index terms: Liturgy, Monasticism, Religious Life, Theology |
Paper 1206-c | (Re-)Gathering the Sheaves: Benedict of Aniane on Receiving New Monks (Language: English) Index terms: Monasticism, Religious Life, Social History, Theology |
Abstract | Benedict of Aniane (d. 821) is widely seen as one of the most influential figures of the Carolingian era. He has been credited with being the 'imperial abbot' and is considered to be a prime mover behind the reforms that shaped the monastic world under Charlemagne and Louis the Pious. While his influence on religious life at the time indeed cannot be denied, his present reputation rests to a large extent on the way the sources from and about his life have been read by modern historians. |