IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 313: Climate and Travel in the Middle Ages
Monday 5 July 2021, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Instituto de Estudos Medievais (IEM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
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| Organiser: | Paulo Catarino Lopes, Instituto de Estudos Medievais / Centro de História d’Aquém e d’Além-Mar, Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Moderator/Chair: | Mário Farelo, Instituto de Estudos Medievais Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Paper 313-a | Climate as a Structuring Element in Medieval Travel Accounts, as Well as in the Alterity / Identity Exercises Identified There: The Model Case of the Franciscan Diplomatic Missions to the Far East, 1245-1330 (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval, Mentalities, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 313-b | Climate, Material, and Political Contingencies during the Missions of Avignonese Collectors, 1309-1377 (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval, Mentalities, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 313-c | Between Portugal, Italy, and Castile: The Itineraries of Friar Vasco and the Origins of the Order of the Hermits of St Jerôme (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval, Mentalities, Religious Life |
| Paper 313-d | Against All Adversity: Portuguese Diplomatic Travel during the Reign of King Dinis, 1279-1325 (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Mentalities, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | Climate is a word / concept that can take on several meanings and perspectives, depending on the context in which it is used. In the specific case of the session we propose here, the common background to its use are the deeply interconnected phenomena of travel, circulation, and mobility - hence, by the way, the timeliness, relevance and, above all, pertinence of the communications proposed here. As we intend to demonstrate, the 'climate', either as it relates to currents of thought (of which religious reform is a good example), as regards politics and governance (where diplomatic practice takes on a central role), or even in relation to to the actual climatic conditions (heat, cold, storms, etc.), it left a profound mark on the medieval worldview, daily life, and collective imaginary, determining behaviors and ways of thinking in the most varied areas of activity of contemporary societies. |