Studies in Honor of Paul Hyams I: Rancor

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Program in Medieval Studies, Cornell Univ.

Organizer Name

Thomas J. McSweeney, Ada-Maria Kuskowski, Eliza Buhrer

Organizer Affiliation

Cornell Univ., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Seton Hall Univ.

Presider Name

Thomas J. McSweeney

Paper Title 1

Crime and Sin in Anglo-Saxon England

Presenter 1 Name

Nicole Marafioti

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Trinity Univ.

Paper Title 2

"Ira autem per zelum . . . virtus est": Righteous Anger, Vengeance, and the Crusades

Presenter 2 Name

Susanna A. Throop

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Ursinus College

Paper Title 3

Pagan and Christian Motifs in Old English Law: Boiling Companions and the Weight of Love

Presenter 3 Name

Thomas D. Hill

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Cornell Univ.

Start Date

9-5-2013 10:00 AM

Session Location

Bernhard 158

Description

This first session in honor of Paul Hyams is organized around the Hyams' work on the disputing process. The papers look at the ways people have perceived wrongs done to them both intellectually and emotionally. It also looks at the intersection between law, disputing, and religion.

Thomas J. McSweeney Esq.