IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 818: Popes in Hostile Climates: Violence against (Anti-)Popes
Tuesday 6 July 2021, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Paul Maria Baumgarten Institut für Papsttumforschung, Bergische Universität Wuppertal |
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| Organiser: | Bart Jeremy van Hees, Utrecht Centre for Medieval Studies, Universiteit Utrecht |
| Moderator/Chair: | Jochen Johrendt, Lehrstuhl für Mittelalterliche Geschichte, Bergische Universität Wuppertal |
| Paper 818-a | Frankish Annals and the Assassination Attempt on Pope Leo III (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval |
| Paper 818-b | Mutilation of the Cadaver: Pope Formosus and the Violent Climate in Rome (Language: English) Index terms: Canon Law, Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval |
| Abstract | Although Rome usually enjoys a pleasant climate, things could become too hot from time to time. The resulting hotheadedness has further escalated into violence against popes and antipopes on more than one occasion. This session aims to take a closer look at both physical as well as verbal violence against the papacy. Is there a shift to be detected from corporeal mistreatment to scolding? Or have Roman public displays of passion remained dangerous to life and limb of popes throughout the Middle Ages? To this end, three case studies, ranging from the 8th to the 10th century, will be studied. |