Many Middle Ages I: Multiple Functions of History in Twelfth-Century Liturgy

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Charles Homer Haskins Society

Organizer Name

Charlie Rozier

Organizer Affiliation

Durham Univ.

Presider Name

Robert F. Berkhofer, III

Presider Affiliation

Western Michigan Univ.

Paper Title 1

Orderic Vitalis as Liturgist and Historian in the "Chapter-book of Saint Evroult" (Paris BnF MS lat. 10062)

Presenter 1 Name

Charlie Rozier

Paper Title 2

Her Sister’s Keeper: The Female Writer behind the Life of Christina of Markyate

Presenter 2 Name

Katie Ann-Marie Bugyis

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Medieval Institute, Univ. of Notre Dame

Paper Title 3

Chronographia pangenda est: The Liturgical Consummation of History in Twelfth-Century Monastic Historiography

Presenter 3 Name

Sigbjørn Olsen Sønnesyn

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Saxo Institute, Københavns Univ.

Start Date

8-5-2014 1:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 2040

Description

The session explores medieval historiography, specifically the relation to history to liturgy, and especially the role of cantors. It considers how medieval concepts of history structure monastic notions and the implications for modern historians' use of sources.

Robert F. Berkhofer III