Medieval History
CALL FOR PAPERS
International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo
13-16 May 2010
Consuming the Word:
The Sensory Experience of the Eucharist in the Medieval West
Recent scholarship on perception in the Middle Ages problematizes the
medieval understanding of the senses, with approaches grounded in
biology and psychology operating alongside (and often in opposition
to) the social construction of sensory experience. This panel seeks
to explore the sensory aspect of medieval life in the context of the
celebration of the Eucharist. This ritual was arguably the central
moment of Christian devotional practice in western Europe during the
medieval period. The theology, iconography and liturgy of the
Eucharist, however, were not static phenomena. Changes in the
interpretation, depiction and celebration of the sacrament affected
the devotional lives not just of clerics but of the laity as well.
We therefore invite papers which explore the experience of the
Eucharist throughout the medieval period (broadly construed, ca.
500-1500), specifically those which highlight the importance of the
role played by sensory perception for those who participated in the
Eucharistic celebration. E-mail a brief CV and an abstract of no more
than 300 words by 1 September 2009 to Thomas A. Greene
([email protected]).
Thomas A. Greene
[email protected]
Loyola University, Chicago
Dept. of History
6525 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60626
Carey E. Fee
[email protected]
Florida State University
Dept. of Art History
530 W Call St
Tallahassee, FL 32306
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Medieval History
CFP: Consuming the Word: The Sensory Experience of the Eucharist in the Medieval West
CALL FOR PAPERS
International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo
13-16 May 2010
Consuming the Word:
The Sensory Experience of the Eucharist in the Medieval West
Recent scholarship on perception in the Middle Ages problematizes the
medieval understanding of the senses, with approaches grounded in
biology and psychology operating alongside (and often in opposition
to) the social construction of sensory experience. This panel seeks
to explore the sensory aspect of medieval life in the context of the
celebration of the Eucharist. This ritual was arguably the central
moment of Christian devotional practice in western Europe during the
medieval period. The theology, iconography and liturgy of the
Eucharist, however, were not static phenomena. Changes in the
interpretation, depiction and celebration of the sacrament affected
the devotional lives not just of clerics but of the laity as well.
We therefore invite papers which explore the experience of the
Eucharist throughout the medieval period (broadly construed, ca.
500-1500), specifically those which highlight the importance of the
role played by sensory perception for those who participated in the
Eucharistic celebration. E-mail a brief CV and an abstract of no more
than 300 words by 1 September 2009 to Thomas A. Greene
([email protected]).
Thomas A. Greene
[email protected]
Loyola University, Chicago
Dept. of History
6525 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60626
Carey E. Fee
[email protected]
Florida State University
Dept. of Art History
530 W Call St
Tallahassee, FL 32306
- Sensory Reflections: Traces Of Experience In Medieval Artifacts Sponsored By The Stanford University Center For Medieval And Early Modern Studies
51st International Congress on Medieval Studies May 12-15, 2016 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Sensory Reflections: Traces of Experience in Medieval Artifacts Sponsored by the Stanford University Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies...
- Making Senses Of The Past: Toward A Sensory Archaeology
Making Senses of the Past: Toward a Sensory Archaeology 27th Annual Visiting Scholar Conference, Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA. March 26-27, 2010 Human interaction with the surrounding world is...
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CALL FOR PAPERS International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo 13-16 May 2010 Reading Medieval Multimedia: Interdisciplinary Approaches The ?Reading Medieval Multimedia: Interdisciplinary Approaches? session seeks papers across the disciplines...
- Cfp Illinois Medieval Association
Please see below the call for papers for the 25th Annual Conference of the Illinois Medieval Association to be held at St. Xavier University [Chicago, IL] in February of 2008. All proposals for individual papers and complete sessions are welcome. Call...
- Absence
Stow Candlemas Eucharist, originally uploaded by gordonplumb.My absence is due in the most part to busyness in the parish. One of the things I've been working on is the liturgy for a solemn Eucharist for Candlemas. This took place in the glorious...