Holy Landscapes and Sacred Space
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Hagiography Society
Organizer Name
Monica Antoinette Ehrlich
Organizer Affiliation
Emory and Henry College
Presider Name
Monica Antoinette Ehrlich
Paper Title 1
Environmental History and Hagiography
Presenter 1 Name
Ellen F. Arnold
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Ohio Wesleyan Univ.
Paper Title 2
Catherine of Siena's Holy Landscape as Heterotopia
Presenter 2 Name
Catherine Annette Grisé
Presenter 2 Affiliation
McMaster Univ.
Paper Title 3
Women's Monasteries, Community Identity, and the Creation of Sacred Topographies ca. 500-1050
Presenter 3 Name
Jane Tibbetts Schulenburg
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Start Date
12-5-2016 3:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 1355
Description
In recent years, medieval scholars have increased their attention to ecology and the material world. The rich interdisciplinary research in the fields of ecocriticism, environmental history, ecomateriality, geocriticism, and geoaesthetics attest to the profound impact that environment plays in building medieval communities. The field of medieval ecocriticism has been steadily increasing, but it underestimates the foundational importance of hagiography in medieval constructions of spiritual identity and sacred spaces. Questions of ecology and materiality are of utmost significance in hagiography. This interdisciplinary panel seeks to investigate further the role played by hagiography in transforming the global landscape and shaping environmental ethics.
Holy Landscapes and Sacred Space
Schneider 1355
In recent years, medieval scholars have increased their attention to ecology and the material world. The rich interdisciplinary research in the fields of ecocriticism, environmental history, ecomateriality, geocriticism, and geoaesthetics attest to the profound impact that environment plays in building medieval communities. The field of medieval ecocriticism has been steadily increasing, but it underestimates the foundational importance of hagiography in medieval constructions of spiritual identity and sacred spaces. Questions of ecology and materiality are of utmost significance in hagiography. This interdisciplinary panel seeks to investigate further the role played by hagiography in transforming the global landscape and shaping environmental ethics.