God, Nation, Text: Religion and Identity in Seventh-Century Gaul and the Isles
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Seventh Century Studies Network
Organizer Name
Thomas J. MacMaster
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of Edinburgh
Presider Name
Thomas J. MacMaster
Paper Title 1
Pagan Forefathers and Christian Identities in Seventh-Century Irish Hagiography
Presenter 1 Name
Katja Ritari
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Helsingin Yliopisto
Paper Title 2
Aldhelm and Anglo-Saxon Identity
Presenter 2 Name
Michael Moises Garcia
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Independent Scholar
Paper Title 3
"Numquam Tu, Romane": The Life of Eligius on Roman Identity in Seventh-Century Francia
Presenter 3 Name
Erica Buchberger
Presenter 3 Affiliation
College of Charleston
Paper Title 4
"Render unto Caesar": The Saint and the World in Seventh-Century Gaul
Presenter 4 Name
Nancy M. Thompson
Presenter 4 Affiliation
California State Univ.-East Bay
Start Date
16-5-2015 10:00 AM
Session Location
Bernhard 204
Description
Whether approached from what had gone before or what was to come after, the seventh century fits awkwardly into schemes of what is antique and what is medieval. It is an era filled with endings and beginnings, where, often, discontinuity overwhelms any sense of gradual transformation. Perhaps due to this overwhelming sense of liminality, discussion of the seventh century has often been sidestepped, with the period either serving as an end or a beginning point rather than a period of continuity even in some of the most careful scholarship.
In this session, questions will be asked (and hopefully answered) regarding the ways of which seventh century people imagined themselves in relation to their pasts and to their presents. Each paper will examine texts to understand how ethnicity and other forms of identity informed their world.
Thomas J. MacMaster
God, Nation, Text: Religion and Identity in Seventh-Century Gaul and the Isles
Bernhard 204
Whether approached from what had gone before or what was to come after, the seventh century fits awkwardly into schemes of what is antique and what is medieval. It is an era filled with endings and beginnings, where, often, discontinuity overwhelms any sense of gradual transformation. Perhaps due to this overwhelming sense of liminality, discussion of the seventh century has often been sidestepped, with the period either serving as an end or a beginning point rather than a period of continuity even in some of the most careful scholarship.
In this session, questions will be asked (and hopefully answered) regarding the ways of which seventh century people imagined themselves in relation to their pasts and to their presents. Each paper will examine texts to understand how ethnicity and other forms of identity informed their world.
Thomas J. MacMaster