IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 514: The Borders of Climates
Tuesday 6 July 2021, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | National Science Centre Poland Project 'Alberic of Trois-Fontaines & the 13th-Century Cistercian Vision of the Historical & Cultural Community of Europe' / Christianitas |
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Organiser: | Antoni Grabowski, Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa |
Moderator/Chair: | Polina Ignatova, Department of History, Lancaster University |
Paper 514-a | The Iconographical Traditions of the Medieval Headless Men and the Type Having His Eyes on His Shoulders (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Religious Life, Social History |
Paper 514-b | Encroaching on Their Environment: Elusive Creatures as Eco-Warriors (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Language and Literature - Comparative |
Paper 514-c | Changing Cultural Climates: How St Peter of Verona Influenced the Identity of the Inquisition (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Ecclesiastical History, Social History |
Abstract | In the Middle Ages, authors often described different divisions of the world. Such divisions could be transgressed by heroes and their actions that could influence the environment there, both ecological and socio-political. This connection between borders and climate provides a place for the discussion. As the world was divided between the strange and monstrous and the civilised, the medieval imaginary provided the set of ideas to be used. The three papers serve as an illustration of the connection between borders and border crossing and the influence it had on the climate in its various meanings, from ecology to politics. |