IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 724: Borders that Bind, III: Networked Religious Communities in the Later Medieval Holy Roman Empire
Tuesday 6 July 2021, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Regesta Imperii, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz |
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| Organisers: | Duncan Hardy, Jesus College, University of Oxford Ben Pope, John Rylands Research Institute, University of Manchester Lisa Rolston, Department of History University of Canterbury Christchurch |
| Moderator/Chair: | Alison Beach, Abteilung Mittelalterliche Geschichte, Universität Trier |
| Paper 724-a | Writing Letters, Exchanging Books: Enclosure and Networking for Observant Dominican Nuns (Language: English) Index terms: Manuscripts and Palaeography, Monasticism, Religious Life, Women's Studies |
| Paper 724-b | Binding Borders?: City Councils and Monasteries - Networks across Borders (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Monasticism, Politics and Diplomacy, Religious Life |
| Paper 724-c | Rhetorical Figures of Enclosure: The Implementation of Borders in Late Medieval Convents (Language: English) Index terms: Monasticism, Religious Life, Theology, Women's Studies |
| Abstract | The Holy Roman Empire of the later Middle Ages witnessed a proliferation of borders and boundaries, as delimited and sometimes enclosed communities and institutions combined and coexisted with highly decentralized and fragmented political authority. But many of these boundaries went hand-in-hand with intensified 'cross-border' connections. This session will explore the relationship between monastic enclosure and networks of religious houses in both urban and rural contexts throughout the German-speaking Empire. Through the case studies presented here we will address questions including: to what extent were highly 'bounded' communities also especially well networked communities? |