Crusades in Context I

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Crusades in France and Occitania

Organizer Name

Thomas W. Lecaque

Organizer Affiliation

Grand View Univ.

Presider Name

Bradley Phillis

Presider Affiliation

Gardner-Webb Univ.

Paper Title 1

The Turks before Turkey: Antioch and the Seljuks

Presenter 1 Name

Joshua Mugler

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Georgetown Univ.

Paper Title 2

Deciphering the Tafurs: The Narrative Significance of the Most Famous Medieval Cannibals

Presenter 2 Name

Douglass W. Hamilton

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Fordham Univ.

Paper Title 3

Crusader Tents as Locations of Power

Presenter 3 Name

Elizabeth Lapina

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

Paper Title 4

Memories of the First Crusade in the Cathedral of Le Puy

Presenter 4 Name

Thomas W. Lecaque

Start Date

11-5-2019 10:00 AM

Session Location

Bernhard 158

Description

The purpose of the Crusades in France and Occitania Project has been, traditionally, to emphasize the importance of looking at the contextual relationship of local religious practice, culture, administration, power dynamics, etc. in the region of what is largely modern-day France when exploring the Crusades. These three sessions will continue that mission, but will be expanding it, not only to include the rest of Western Europe but, crucially, also the context of the Levantine world the crusades embarked on.

-Thomas Lecaque