The Urban Church
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Cathrine Besancon
Organizer Affiliation
Lake Forest College
Presider Name
Kristine Tanton
Presider Affiliation
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Univ. of California-Los Angeles
Paper Title 1
Anician Topographies of Power in the Late Antique Mediterranean
Presenter 1 Name
Kaelin Jewell
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Temple Univ.
Paper Title 2
More than a Church: The Archaeology of Early Church Agricultural Production
Presenter 2 Name
Catherine Keane
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ. München
Paper Title 3
Facing the Marketplace: The Romanesque Sculpted Portal of Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
Presenter 3 Name
Cathrine Besancon
Paper Title 4
Liturgy, Church, and City: Illuminated Ritual Books in Fourteenth- and Fifteenth-Century France
Presenter 4 Name
Katherine Clark
Presenter 4 Affiliation
College at Brockport
Start Date
14-5-2016 10:00 AM
Session Location
Schneider 1355
Description
In studies of sacred space, the threshold of the church is understood as a liminal space separating the sacred space within the church building from the secular world outside. This panel seeks to expand our understanding of the relationship between churches and their urban environments by examining how medieval sacred and secular spaces were influenced by their proximity to one another. By situating church buildings within their urban environments, this panel hopes to explore the religious, political, social, and economic contexts of building projects as well as the role of the Church within the development of medieval cities and towns.
The Urban Church
Schneider 1355
In studies of sacred space, the threshold of the church is understood as a liminal space separating the sacred space within the church building from the secular world outside. This panel seeks to expand our understanding of the relationship between churches and their urban environments by examining how medieval sacred and secular spaces were influenced by their proximity to one another. By situating church buildings within their urban environments, this panel hopes to explore the religious, political, social, and economic contexts of building projects as well as the role of the Church within the development of medieval cities and towns.