IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 1306: Benedict of Aniane Reconsidered, II: Impact
Wednesday 7 July 2021, 16.30-18.00
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: | Carine van Rhijn, Departement Geschiedenis en Kunstgeschiedenis, Universiteit Utrecht |
Paper 1306-a | 'Franciam salutifero imbueret exemplo': Benedict of Aniane and the Place of the Monastic School in His Reform Project (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Mentalities, Monasticism, Religious Life |
Paper 1306-b | Becoming Royal: The Politics of Female Monasticism in the Vita Hathumoda (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Mentalities, Monasticism, Religious Life |
Paper 1306-c | A Man for all Seasons?: Benedict of Aniane and / as the Problem with 'Monasticism' (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Mentalities, Monasticism, Religious Life |
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. |