IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 1518: Medieval Papacy, c. 500-1500, III: Communication, Authority, and Governance at the Curia
Thursday 8 July 2021, 09.00-10.30
| Organisers: | Benedict Wiedemann, Department of History, University College London / Institute of Historical Research, University of London Agata Zielinska, Department of History, University College London |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Mari-Liis Neubauer, Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Reading |
| Paper 1518-a | We Are Touched Inwardly with Sorrow of Heart: Emotions in the Writing of Pope Innocent III and His Curia, 1198-1216 (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1518-b | How to Negotiate the Papal-Imperial Relationship in a Climate of Distrust in the Middle of the 13th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1518-c | New Towns and Their Implications for Papal Government in Medieval Central Italy, 1150-1275 (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Geography and Settlement Studies |
| Abstract | The third of a series of sessions on the 'Medieval Papacy, c.500-1500'. This session examines communication, authority and governance at the papal court. Paper-a contends that emotive language and imagery in the writings of Innocent III's curia enhances understanding of papal authority, both in conveying the supreme authority of the papacy and in gendering papal authority; paper-b looks at how trust in the envoys used for communication between Emperor Frederick II and Popes Gregory IX and Innocent IV was established; paper-c explores how successive popes engaged with the construction of new towns in central Italy during the late 12th and 13th century; the dynamics of peasant mobility played a significant role in papal strategies in the face of hostile emperors and larger cities. |