IMC 2026: Sessions
Session 118: Narration and Temporalities in Medieval Armenia
Monday 6 July 2026, 11:15-12:45
| Organiser: | Lenka Panušková, Ústav dějin umění, Akademie věd České republiky |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Lenka Panušková, Ústav dějin umění, Akademie věd České republiky |
| Paper 118-a | Narrating Time and Miracles in the Illustrated Armenian Gospels of the Lake Van Region, 1300-1350 (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Biblical Studies, Liturgy, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 118-b | Imagining Eastern Europe across Time: Temporalities in Armenian Travel Accounts (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Trade, Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Local History, Mentalities |
| Abstract | The session brings together contributions that explore the many dimensions of narrative and temporality within the broader context of medieval Armenian culture. Narratives—whether expressed visually or textually—functioned as essential means through which cultural memory, identity, and theological meaning were shaped, transmitted, and reinterpreted. From this perspective, the session aims to trace continuities between visual and written media, examining how both articulated and transformed iconographic traditions and cultural expressions. Special attention is given to the ways in which these media not only mirrored but also actively redefined cultural and religious discourses over time. |