What Is Medieval History? II: Travelers, Transmission, and Transport across Africa, Asia, and Europe

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Medieval History Workshop, Harvard Univ.

Organizer Name

Claire Adams

Organizer Affiliation

Harvard Univ.

Presider Name

John Mulhall

Presider Affiliation

Harvard Univ.

Paper Title 1

Mongol Methods for Collecting Information about the European "Other"

Presenter 1 Name

Stephen Pow

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Central European Univ.

Paper Title 2

The Medieval Diffusion of Ancient Greek Knowledge across Afro-Eurasia

Presenter 2 Name

Erik Hermans

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Renbrook School

Paper Title 3

An Ordinary Ship: The Tang-Dynasty-Era Arab Dhow at Belitung and Its Stories of Early Globalism

Presenter 3 Name

Geraldine Heng

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Texas-Austin

Paper Title 4

L'art dans l'Empire romain d'Occident, une vocation spirituelle, protectrice et guérissante à la manière de l'art byzantin?

Presenter 4 Name

Frédérique Cahu

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Centre André Chastel

Start Date

13-5-2018 10:30 AM

Session Location

Fetzer 2030

Description

Medieval history is a global discipline: this session brings together scholars working on projects related to contact between the traditional medieval lands of western Europe and various medieval cultures across Africa and Asia. People, things, and ideas moved across the cultures and civilizations of the medieval world. Scholars are encouraged to think critically about how disparate cultures in the medieval period interacted and understood one another. Rather than focusing on one aspect of contact, this session grapples with this global revolution by inviting scholars to present research on intercultural exchange in the medieval period from perspectives such as intellectual history, material culture, history of religions and beyond.

Claire Adams