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

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

Hans Hummer

Paper Title 1

Monasteries and Monasticism in the Formation of the Carolingian Spanish March

Presenter 1 Name

Cullen J. Chandler

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Lycoming College

Paper Title 2

Saint Boniface's 746/7 Letter of Admonition to King Æthelbald of Mercia

Presenter 2 Name

John-Henry Clay

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Durham Univ.

Paper Title 3

Space and Power in the Miracles of Saint John of Beverley

Presenter 3 Name

James Kellner

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Loyola Univ. Chicago

Start Date

10-5-2013 1:30 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