IMC 2022: Sessions
Session 505: Exile in the Global Middle Ages, I: Penal Concepts and Legal Practices
Tuesday 5 July 2022, 09.00-10.30
| Organisers: | Jenny Benham, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University Harry Mawdsley, Department of History, University of Sheffield |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Jenny Benham, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
| Paper 505-a | Strangers in Strange Lands: Exile and Expulsion within and without the Post-Roman Regna (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Paper 505-b | Exile and Excommunication between the Power of Caliphal Governments and Non-State Shi'i Authorities (Language: English) Index terms: Islamic and Arabic Studies, Law, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Paper 505-c | Outlawry and Exile in Medieval Norway and Iceland: Historical and Sociological Frameworks (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Abstract | Exile was a common punishment during the Middle Ages, but the precise form it took varied considerably across different societies. By focusing on a broad range of contexts, this session will explore how penal exile was conceptualised and enforced in different parts of the medieval world. In particular, the speakers will examine how and why exile was employed by the rulers of the post-Roman kingdoms; how the implementation of exile in the city of Qumm reflects the structures of Caliphal and clan authority; and how centralisations of power impacted upon the institutions of outlawry and exile in medieval Norway and Iceland. |