Medieval History
CFP: ICMS 2011 (May 12-15, 2011)
Hell Studies
Sponsored Session, Societas Daemoniaci
Across cultures and throughout the Middle Ages, the idea of Hell has haunted human-kind. In art, manuscripts like the Winchester Psalter and cathedral sculptures like those at Autun and Chartres stand as both private and public reminders of the punishment that awaits those who refuse to live a good and holy (and in many cases Christian) life; in literature, tellings of the Harrowing of Hell and stories of the Falls (both angelic and human alike) trace the development of Hell over time, through texts like the Old English Genesis A and B; in theatre, the devil and the fear of damnation have woven their ways into narratives for hundreds of years, for example in York Corpus Christi plays; and throughout history the hope of Heaven and the fear of Hell have motivated the actions of kings, priests and peasants alike.
This session, titled Hell Studies, will provide a forum for new research on the art, literature, theatre and history of Hell and its sometime residents -- the devils, demons and damned -- and their visual, textual, theatrical and historical development and depiction throughout the medieval period. Through the study of Hell and its associates, we can divine new truths about the cultures and beliefs of the people for whom Hell was, to them doubtlessly, a serious, physical reality and a part of their daily lives.
Anyone wishing to participate is encouraged to send a politely addressed query or proposal of no more than 500 words to Richard Burley, at societas.daemoniaci @ gmail.com, on or before the thirty-first day of August 2010.
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Medieval History
CFP: ICMS 2011 (May 12-15, 2011) Hell Studies Sponsored Session, Societas Daemoniaci
CFP: ICMS 2011 (May 12-15, 2011)
Hell Studies
Sponsored Session, Societas Daemoniaci
Across cultures and throughout the Middle Ages, the idea of Hell has haunted human-kind. In art, manuscripts like the Winchester Psalter and cathedral sculptures like those at Autun and Chartres stand as both private and public reminders of the punishment that awaits those who refuse to live a good and holy (and in many cases Christian) life; in literature, tellings of the Harrowing of Hell and stories of the Falls (both angelic and human alike) trace the development of Hell over time, through texts like the Old English Genesis A and B; in theatre, the devil and the fear of damnation have woven their ways into narratives for hundreds of years, for example in York Corpus Christi plays; and throughout history the hope of Heaven and the fear of Hell have motivated the actions of kings, priests and peasants alike.
This session, titled Hell Studies, will provide a forum for new research on the art, literature, theatre and history of Hell and its sometime residents -- the devils, demons and damned -- and their visual, textual, theatrical and historical development and depiction throughout the medieval period. Through the study of Hell and its associates, we can divine new truths about the cultures and beliefs of the people for whom Hell was, to them doubtlessly, a serious, physical reality and a part of their daily lives.
Anyone wishing to participate is encouraged to send a politely addressed query or proposal of no more than 500 words to Richard Burley, at societas.daemoniaci @ gmail.com, on or before the thirty-first day of August 2010.
- After Richard Iii, Archaeologists Set Their Sights On Alfred The Great
His remains are believed to lie in an unmarked grave in Winchester and a team is reportedly applying for permission to dig up the spot at St Bartholomew?s Church. It is thought Alfred?s skeleton could be found among a collection of bones there. But the...
- Seung Cho And Religion
UPDATE: 8/29 Roanoke Times has another article speaking of Cho's entry into a research exposition. Look at the poem he wrote. Christian imagery. Marytrydom -- delightful suffering for God. And so much alienation. ---------- In today's Roanoke...
- Monsters
MONSTERS I: Haunting the Middle Ages Organizer: Asa Simon Mittman, California State University-Chico; Sarah Alison Miller, Duquesne University This panel proposes to explore those monstrous figures that haunt the borders between the living and the dead:...
- Cfp: Denizens Of Hell: Devils, Demons And The Damned
CALL FOR PAPERS 45th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 13?16, 2010) Special Session Denizens of Hell: Devils, Demons and the Damned In past years a number of sessions have been arranged on the devil, demons, and the damned in the middle...
- Pilfered Glass From Manchester And Elsewhere
Messingham, Lincolnshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.This lovely little figure is in the east window of Messingham church in Lincolnshire, where it sits among a whole host of fascinating fragments of medieval stained glass. When I first saw this...