Breaking Down Enclosures: Monks and Society in Early Medieval Europe II

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Network for the Study of Late Antique and Early Medieval Monasticism

Organizer Name

Hans Hummer

Organizer Affiliation

Wayne State Univ.

Presider Name

Julian Hendrix

Presider Affiliation

Carthage College

Paper Title 1

Relics on the Road: Writing the Power of the Saint beyond the Monastery

Presenter 1 Name

Kate Craig

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of California-Los Angeles

Paper Title 2

Bending the Rules: Negotiating Male and Female Interactions in the Early Medieval Monastery

Presenter 2 Name

Thomas Cramer

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Seattle Univ.

Paper Title 3

Excuses, Excuses: When High Politics, Monastic Rules, and Sanctity Confront Each Other in Ninth-Century Carolingian Vitae

Presenter 3 Name

Kristina Hosoe

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Yale Univ.

Start Date

10-5-2013 3:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 2040

Description

Monks were an integral part of early medieval society, yet much of the modern study of monasticism has placed it within its own historical trajectory rather than as part of early medieval history as a whole. Drawing on the discussions during the sessions on "Negotiating Monasticism in the Early Medieval Ages" at the 2011 Kalamazoo Medieval Congress, and The Contexts of Early Medieval at the 2012 Kalamazoo Medieval Congress, the sessions on Breaking Down Enclosures will continue to explore the role of monastic life and monasteries within their broader cultural, political and social contexts.

Hans J. Hummer