IMC 2022: Sessions
Session 1030: At the Border of Popular and Monastic Religion in Late Medieval England
Wednesday 6 July 2022, 09.00-10.30
| Organiser: | Eleanor Cox, Department of History, University of Nottingham |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Lauren Sisson, Department of History, University of Nottingham |
| Paper 1030-a | Apocalyptic Thought in the Parish Church (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Lay Piety, Religious Life |
| Paper 1030-b | Henry VI: The Changing Popularities of a Quasi-Saint (Language: English) Index terms: Lay Piety, Politics and Diplomacy, Religious Life |
| Paper 1030-c | 'To seo the leste blis of paradys': Religious Orders on the Border of the Divine (Language: English) Index terms: Lay Piety, Religious Life, Sermons and Preaching |
| Abstract | This panel aims to explore how 'popular' and 'monastic' religious groups interacted with each other, and influenced religious thought and practices in late medieval England. In particular, it aims to look at the borders of these groups, to investigate how these groups often overlapped more than traditionally thought. Eleanor Cox's paper examines apocalyptic objects, such as wall paintings and stained glass which were created by monastic communities for their local communities, to see how they were understood by a popular audience. Similarly, Frederick Lloyd Williams' paper seeks to examine how the cult of Henry VI developed in both the secular and monastic spheres, and how a lack of patronage did not hinder the progress of this popular medieval cult. Andrew Judson's paper discusses the presentation of 'flawed' clergy in the popular Northern Homily Cycle. |