IMC 2023: Sessions
Session 1226: The Natures of the Beast: Medieval Animal Entanglements, I
Wednesday 5 July 2023, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | 'Homo Imperfectus' Project, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) / Centre for Religion & Heritage, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen |
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Organiser: | Sven Gins, Afdeling Geschiedenis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen |
Moderator/Chair: | Sven Gins, Afdeling Geschiedenis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen |
Paper 1226-a | Curious Camels and Wicked Wolves: The Role of Animals in the Histories of Gregory of Tours (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Mentalities |
Paper 1226-b | From Corpus to Anima: The Bestiary's Panthera as a Gendered Christ Figure (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Religious Life |
Paper 1226-c | The Wages of Sin for Man and Beast in Middle English Literature (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Religious Life, Theology |
Abstract | Medieval history teems with animals, creatures both mundane and fantastic. Much as our historiography would suggest humankind's solitary ascent from simian to sovereign of the world, the reality is that human life and imagination are often intrinsically entangled with nonhuman creatures. As medievalists, we know that our history is not just our own: it is inextricably bound, stitched, and glued together with nonhumans. How were these animal entanglements represented in medieval discourses and what did they signify? To which extent did these entanglements reinforce, reframe, or perhaps even escape contemporary thought categories? |