IMC 2022: Sessions

Session 1542: Meanings of Love in the 12th Century

Organiser:	Meghan Woolley, Department of History, Duke University
Moderator/Chair:	Wojtek Jezierski, Institutionen för historiska studier, Göteborgs Universitet
Paper 1542-a	Delight and Affliction: Love, Theology, and the Cross in the 12th Century (Language: English) C. Matthew Phillips, Department of Social Sciences, Concordia University, Nebraska Index terms: Biblical Studies, Learning (The Classical Inheritance), Sermons and Preaching, Theology
Paper 1542-b	Brought Together out of Love: Love and Friendship in Leges Henrici Primi (Language: English) Meghan Woolley, Department of History, Duke University Index terms: Law, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History
Abstract	The 12th century has been called the 'age of love', but 'age of loves' might be more accurate. Love in the 12th century encompassed a varied range of vocabulary and social significations. The papers in this session consider what love means within theology, ritual, and law, showing the different ways love functioned while also highlighting areas of overlap. The first paper will consider how 12th-century theologians oriented devotion around the nature of love. The final paper will analyze how the language of love and friendship characterized legal agreements within 12th-century English law.